...Joseph S. Calnan on Friday at Mayflower Island in Douglas. The time-honored tradition of Change of Command, the reverence of a retirement, and the respectful salute from his father came all on the same day. "I don't really know where...

...human shoulders, but the essential messages of the culture are lost to our common understanding. We can no more feel the reverence that the devout felt in the presence of their gods than we can determine from a wisp of scent which flower is at prime...

...it to do his bidding. The governor needs to realize he's no longer in the U.S. Senate, where he can coast on the reverence and power senators enjoy. If he wants to get something done in this state, he's going to have to start working...

I t would be tough to argue that Shakespeare's works are undeserving of the reverence shown to them in the literary world. But it's possible that the lofty position they've been granted has obscured their origins...