A brief discussion of news…then & nowThe old classic criteria for what makes news:Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021
People Who Have Lived for Thousands of Years in Central America Flee North and a Major Reason is…Some residents of Southern Mexico and Guatemala can trace their ancestry back centuries. They are so familiar with tropical storms, the…Jul 4, 20212Jul 4, 20212
About The Most Powerful Hurricane Since Humans First Walked the Earth…Four hundred miles east of Brownsville, Texas the ocean ran a fever, churning up huge tides. The surface temperature rose to 98 degrees…Oct 31, 20201Oct 31, 20201
The Day a Coal Company Killed a Mountain — book excerptHigh in the Cumberland range of the Appalachian Mountains, you never know what you might see. Maybe a black bear with her cub, or a quiet…Jan 17, 20193Jan 17, 20193
Brandenburg, Kentucky- Summer of 2055: Hurricane SeasonThe waves pounded the shore, one after another. They rolled, blue-gray, unending. Miller stood watching the huge river surge and flow as if…Jun 28, 20182Jun 28, 20182
A Memorial Day RemembranceThe Moving Wall is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC. Volunteers transport the wall to communities across America…May 28, 20172May 28, 20172
War Never Ends. It sends shock-waves down through the generations that follow.Today marks a little remembered anniversary in America. On this day 42 years ago, the government of South Vietnam in Saigon surrendered to…Apr 30, 20171Apr 30, 20171
Who I Remember and Honor this Memorial Day WeekendI remember and honor the young men who went to war and never came back. The poor ones, the ones who were drafted in old blue jeans and beat…May 28, 20161May 28, 20161
How Unelected Judges Chose to Hold Democracy HostageThe first two amendments to the U.S Constitution are often held up as examples for protection of American freedoms in a democracy, but the…Nov 25, 20155Nov 25, 20155
Reading and Multitasking in the Age of the InternetI’m reading some of the best political commentary of the week- a think piece by Matt Taibbi at Rolling Stone online, while elsewhere in my…Aug 17, 20151Aug 17, 20151
