With a little bit of help

Friday, January 10
In the early days, we typed the copy for the newspaper on my Selectric typewriter that I received as a high school graduation gift. …

Keeping the spark alive

Friday, November 8, 2024
Chosen before the November 5 election, I turned to the wisdom of Etty Hillesum. While her diaries were not widely distributed as Anne …

Finding allies

Friday, April 12, 2024
We all need to know about our community. It makes for better decisions.  A common set of facts makes for better community cohesion. …

Who knew?

Friday, April 5, 2024
Some things never change. It's easy to be the fool. It's easy to be fooled. It's easy to have your life upended by events …

In search of sunshine and solace

Friday, March 29, 2024
Lilly Pulitzer started a fruit juice stand because she needed a renewed sense of purpose. She had moved to Palm Beach, Florida in …
The moment of truth 

Allen Dulles, the longest-serving Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), had a quote carved in the agency's original headquarters building from John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth and the …

Dangerous ignorance 

The Russian invasion of Ukraine was an unprovoked attack against an independent sovereign nation in violation of international law and numerous treaties. Putin is a war criminal, rightly indited by …

Coming to America 

When I looked at the insane spending bill created by Congress I couldn’t help but be perplexed at the sum they added to the bequest of the White House for mass deportation.  Now …

The fallacy of DOGE 

Many of us will never have to honor of stepping into the Oval Office, for if we did we would show great respect and humility for the history of that sacred room, certainly not wear a baseball cap and …

For the Republic in which we stand 

This was delivered by Benjamin Franklin at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 regarding the pursuit of position and power. It is a sobering reminder of what drives many people into government as …

Ukraine is an excellent investment 

Thirty-four years ago, I stood in the Golan Heights overlooking Syria towards Damascus and wondered.  The support the United States has shown in Ukraine was quintessential in distracting …

A tale of two borders 

One has to admire the recent move by Canadian PM Justin Trudeau when he traveled to meet with President-Elect Trump to discuss the pending tariffs that have been proposed.  Let’s be …

Dispatch from Jerusalem

I write you from Jerusalem. My wife Berni and I arrived here last Sunday to attend a nephew's wedding and to visit with our children. The young nuptials met while both were assigned …

A greater good 

The failure of the president’s inner circle must be held accountable as the citizens of this nation have been lied to about the well-being of our commander in chief.  President Joseph …