Notes on Contributors

Charles Bayer has been a pastor and theological professor in the United States and Australia. He and Wendy live at Pilgrim Place Claremont, CA. He currently serves on two not-for-profit boards, writes a weekly widely circulated political column, and is a watercolor artist. He is also a member of a Claremont City committee dealing with hate crimes and hate incidents.

Merrill Ring has recently retired as a Professor of Philosophy at CSU Fullerton.  He is a TAIPD board member.  He has been thinking about liberal and conservative outlooks for a long time

John Grula has a PhD in biology with very wide interests.  For the last 15 years he has been Astronomy Librarian at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena.  He writes a regular column for the Pasadena Weekly on matters at the intersection of science and public policy.

Carolee and Jack Monroe are both retired teachers and long-time political activitists.