by Jeff Maisey | Apr 12, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham The homophobes are at it again. Recently, so-called Christians in Indiana, Arkansas and elsewhere have been reviving the argument that businesses should not be obligated to serve gays and lesbians because such a requirement violates the business...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 31, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Recently, perhaps because Easter is right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about the lessons of the Gospels. First, a little background. When I was growing up, church was an important part of my life—the Episcopal Church, that is. I...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 17, 2015 | News, News & Views
By Tom Robotham Books are the best of things, well used; abused, among the worst. What is the right use?…They are for nothing but to inspire. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. The great essayist Anne Fadiman once spoke for all true bibliophiles when she wrote, “the...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul, on which they mightily fasten. ~ Plato, The Republic. Lately, for a variety of reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 26, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
Whatever you’re doing musically, do it well. And whatever else you have to do in life is going to follow suit. It just works that way. ~ Jazz musician Clark Terry. By Tom Robotham One of the most inspiring documentaries I’ve ever seen is Keep on Keepin’ On,...
