Welcome to the warm, dry, miserable month of August.  We should be excited while we anticipate the start of the football season, but somehow we aren’t.  Our young people should be anxiously climbing the walls with new school supplies and waiting to renew friendships with others they haven’t seen since March, but somehow they aren’t.  […]

I have written before in earlier posts there was time in the history of our great nation when voters were very critical of the choices they would make.  Often one would hear the phrase that the person seeking office was a person of good moral character.  Another popular description was that the person had solid […]

I’m tired of hearing I should be ashamed just because I’m white.  I have not been granted extra privilege just because I am white. I am not a racist just because I am a white conservative.  Any elevated status I might enjoy is the result of hard work and determination.  Any shortcomings I endure are […]

I look at the calendar and realize that it is just under 110 days until the election in this, the strangest presidential election year I have ever experienced.  Nominating conventions are in limbo.  Campaign speeches and appearances are few and far between, but that is about to change.  Over the next 100 days we can […]

I am trying desperately to find the word or words that best describe the feelings I find in the world we live in today.  I come up with animosity, hate and hostility.  Synonyms for these words are shown at the bottom of this page.  The split in our country is worse than Covid-19 and can […]

I have sat here for the last couple of weeks not knowing what to think or what to do.  Today I realize that I am simply embarrassed by my indecision.  Failure to act on an issue when you know the proper thing to do is act, you become ashamed of your inaction and just continue […]

History is a record of past events, typically in chronological order, usually of human affairs.  Our schools have taught history with books approved by a committee or panel.  These books are replaced with updated versions on a regular basis and history changes with every revision.  If you have older books in your library, I recommend […]

Today’s article is offered by a guest writer.  These unique perspectives come from a black man that has lived in the environment that now dominates the news his whole life.  Communication of experiences from all walks of life is our desire and we encourage others to participate and share their thoughts.  GEORGE FLOYD These are […]