Saving a woman’s life
A woman who has progressed about 11 weeks into a pregnancy presents in the emergency room with pulmonary hypertension, a potentially life-threatening condition,...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
The politics of prayer, addressing political platforms
The Republican Platform mentions prayer twice. The first mention is on page 44-45: We will energetically assert the right of students to engage in voluntary pra...
Teresa Lewis
In case you haven’t been reading the news, Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis, age 41, was executed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia on September 23, ...
Blaming the unemployed
I once said that there is no dignity in taking help from the government. Admitting you need help requires a feeling of dignity at the beginning, just a little b...
Advertising atheism
I have said this before: I am an atheist. I am an agnostic atheist. Approximately 5% of Americans are atheist or agnostic atheist. I am part of that minority. A...
Libricide and Free Speech
Ah the old art of burning books — the topic of movies and books, and the subject on more than one occasion of news articles that have caught public attent...
"Ground Zero Mosque"
There has been a lot of uproar recently regarding the proposed "Ground Zero mosque". I agree that there are plenty of questions that need to be answer...
Rest peacefully, grandpa
On September 1, 2006, four years ago this day, my grandfather passed away at the age of 72. He was one of the persons after whom I was named: Kenneth Lee Ballar...
Congressman Steve King
Congressman King, Let me say this in advance of everything else: I hope you lose in November, but I fear you might win re-election. The people of Iowa, and part...