The globalist/establishment in all its forms (lodged in the media, both major political parties, the intelligence community, and Internet providers) now dominate most of the information from which we derive opinion. We are at risk of not having all the information necessary to insure responsible thought or action. Because Trump took “their White House,” he […]

Fire Prevention Week began Oct. 7, and the American Red Cross reminds everyone to take two simple steps – practice fire drills at home and test smoke alarms monthly – to stay safe from the nation’s most frequent and deadliest disaster. On average, seven people die every day from home fires, which take more lives […]

On the second-to-last day of last month two people I know observed their half-birthday. Jane, a colleague I very much like, turned 30 and a half on Sept. 30, while Dave, an accomplished fellow who lives a couple of time zones away, became 80.5 years young. Naturally I sent both of them hearty congratulatory notes […]

Old Jasper Blankenship bought a deer license again this year, just as he’s done every year since Eisenhower was President. He sticks nickels and dimes in a jar all year long and smiles each time he contributes. By Fall, he’s saved up enough for a deer tag. Jasper lives full-time out at the diggin’s with […]

In his recent U.N. speech, President Trump offered his vision for America’s place in the world. Nobody was surprised that his words echoed U.S. policy in the decades before the outbreak of World War II.  Perhaps this was how to “make America great again:  return to the years when the country was a world power […]

Many years ago, I overheard a coworker reflecting on parenting. She had 13 children—an astonishing 10 of them adopted. She said that the parent-child relationship was “everything.” She said that if all else failed, parents should focus on maintaining a relationship with their children. As a young mother, I recall thinking that this sounded way […]