Veterans Day 2020
For Veterans Day, I went to a local assisted living facility to cover a ceremony there for the newspaper. A number of guys from the American Legion Post here had come out to the facility where they did a Flag … Continue reading →
Yearly Archives: 2020
the ultimate ‘family separation’
A predominant mainstream presidential candidate debate topic this time revolved around family separation issues at our southern border. I did several Southern Border Research Tours, and know the desperation of many people trying to cross over to our country. And … Continue reading →
family separation… not
A main debate topic the other night between Biden and Trump was “…family separation at the border.” The Obama Administration built the cages to house immigrants at the border. And the Trump Administration has done this “Zero Tolerance – Family … Continue reading →
backroad stumping… final push
While Trump and Biden barnstorm the swing state, I headed to downtown Tiffin, Ohio, as part of my Buckeye Backroads Campaign travels. It was Saturday morning, and I passed out campaign cards in front of this bustling coffee shop. (*Who … Continue reading →
A moment of spiritual sanity
It happened the other night after one of my son’s soccer matches. The game was over. Fans, including myself, were filing toward the exits, when I felt this nudge to turn around. I did. And I was met with the … Continue reading →
voyeurs’ to (football) violence?
I just wrote a newspaper column on the heels of a tremendously violent helmet-to-helmet hit on Texas Cowboy QB Andy Dalton Sunday. While he got a severe concussion from it, it could have snapped his neck. I note in the … Continue reading →
bombs away… NOT!
I was just interviewing a history professor at Ohio Northern University. He teaches a class on Public History and said that, more and more, contemporary America is developing a marked protest climate. He said, for an amalgam of reasons, that … Continue reading →
debate topic: climate change
It’s important to get this… During the debate the other night, the topic of climate change came up. Biden, who calls it the biggest “existential threat” of our times, lives in a $1.2 million “beach house” with, I’m sure, central … Continue reading →
rebuilding and realigning
In the past couple weeks, I’ve written about multiple topics for a couple newspapers… I, for instance, interviewed a man who goes all over the world with Mennonite Disaster Service to help with rebuilds after natural disasters. He’s 78, retired, … Continue reading →
Debate topic: coronavirus
I not only listened, but took notes, during the debate between Trump and Biden last night. Some thoughts: Trump, given all the wildcards with Covid-19, has been earnest about dealing with it and has marshalled a lot help from multiple … Continue reading →