Dec 11, 2017
Have you found your Christmas spirit yet?
The Christmas season is here again. How’s your Christmas spirit? More to the point, what is it that kindles your Christmas spirit?
My Christmas spirit is more difficult to kindle this year than in …
Dec 11, 2017
Waning respect for the rule of law
Following a recent terrorist attack in Manhattan that killed eight and injured 12, President Donald Trump attacked the criminal justice system. He suggested that the criminal justice system was parti…
Dec 8, 2017
Fellow Gen Xers — how do we fix this problem we created?
Do you ever wonder, "How did it go so wrong?" How did generations of hard workers create a generation of people with time to protest when offended? A whole section of the population who apparently ha…
Dec 8, 2017
Celebrate peace and good will in December
December is here and for many Americans that often means craziness.
There is so much to do!
Decorating — Do you put lights outside your house? Outside decorating can mean almost anything from a w…
Dec 7, 2017
Another government shutdown showdown
The theatrics surrounding government funding standoffs could be avoided if Washington politicians didn’t have the budgeting skills of an Ole Miss frat boy.
I am not the least bit concerned about th…
Dec 5, 2017
Christmas throughout Crestview
It's beginning to look like Christmas all over town. Decorations are up and stores are playing Christmas music.
Now that the rush of Black Friday is over, are you getting into the Christmas spirit?…
Dec 4, 2017
Democrats have a high hill to climb in 2020
It should come as no surprise to anyone when I say that Democrats are in trouble mounting a challenge to President Donald Trump and the Republicans in 2020. The odds are all on the side of the Republ…
Dec 1, 2017
About condem-nation — today’s race to denounce
When news breaks of a sexual allegation or an event like the violence in Charlottesville, Va., there’s a breathless race — before any due process or facts are vetted — to denounce the event.
N…
Nov 27, 2017
Victims no longer feel the need to remain silent
Sex is an equal opportunity destroyer.
Very few people don’t have significant sexual desires. That isn’t meant to be dirty or shocking. When controlled by self-discipline and confined to a committe…
Nov 27, 2017
Sexual abuse — a childhood memory
I was sexually assaulted when I was about 12 years old.
Several of us boys from elementary school attended the summer 4-H camp.
Overall, it was a great time. We had craft classes, volleyball, bad…