It is the week before Thanksgiving, and I have been thinking a lot about gratitude. Some of it is just the time of year. Some of it, though, is related to politics. Before you think I’m going to get political, I am not. Or not much. At Oasis Free Clinics, we believe that access to […]

Now that Halloween is over and I’ve almost polished off that jumbo bag of snack-size Almond Joy bars that I “forgot” to distribute to trick-or-treaters, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. And speaking of gorging on holiday fare, Thanksgiving is an occasion when Americans express our deep appreciation for our country’s blessings by eating […]

  I probably hadn’t seen Frank Capra’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” before launching my crusade 50 years ago, but the idea “lost causes are the only causes that are worth fighting for” would’ve certainly resonated with me. On November 10, 1974, I opened the Sunday comics section of the Nashville “Tennessean” and discovered that […]

It’s been over a week since Election Day, and we’ve heard what pundits think cost Vice President Kamala Harris the election.  Their hit list of topics included the uneven economy, high inflation, the Israeli-Hamas conflict, rising crime, extreme and excessive wokeness, and out-of-control borders. Yet, there is another reason that hasn’t been discussed nearly as […]

I guess maybe my driving days are numbered because at 87 perhaps I should give it up, and so I shall, any day now. Right now I’m not driving outside of the boundaries of my beloved adoptive hometown, Brunswick, and I’m avoiding driving at night. Can I still do both? I can. But I think […]