Tom Thurlow

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Tom Thurlow is an attorney who practices law in the San Francisco Bay Area and manages the blog napawhinecountry.com. He lives in Napa County with his wife Martina and daughter Rachel.

A Tale of Two U.S. Senate Campaigns

Joni Ernst’s campaign for U.S. Senate in 2014 and Ted Cruz’s campaign for U.S. Senate campaign in 2012 were not created equal in terms of blogger outreach.

Perry Indictment Not Thought Through

The indictment brought against Texas Governor Rick Perry is full of legal and political problems for Democrats indicating they didn’t think this through.

Persecuted Movie Review: Thanksgiving Turkey Comes Early

Back when my wife and I would often go to movies with…

Man of Steel: Chock Full of Christian Dog Whistles

Man of Steel was so full of Christian messages and images throughout the movie that it seemed intentional even if Christians were the only ones to notice.

Tips For The Wedding Speaker

If you are asked to be a wedding speaker, add a little humor to the canned toasts and remarks that people expect to hear and make some memories.

Beware of Initial Suspicions

As with the Oklahoma City Bombing, the Giffords shooting, & now with the Boston Marathon bombings; beware of our initial suspicions as they are often wrong.

Silver Linings

It would be easy to be dismayed by what happened in 2012, but conservatives can and should see some silver linings as 2012 comes to a close.

Three Christmas Movies Every Family Should Own

With Christmas upon us here are three Christmas movies that every family should have as part of their DVD/Blueray collection.

About Those Absentee Politicians

Having absentee politicians in Washington, DC may be the best thing that has ever happened to this country. We are better off without the new laws.

Confessions of a Shopkick Detractor

Why is it when we use technology like iPhone apps such as Shopkick that we invariably become a slave to it.

Chick-fil-A and Double Standards

We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition…