I picture Republicans hiding behind their desks and not answering their phones for fear they will be asked to offer themselves up as a sacrificial lamb in the form of Trump’s VP. Continue reading →
Cantaloupe
Doesn’t Trump look like a hybrid of a human and overripe cantaloupe? Though I have noticed in recent appearances that his hair is looking more normal… not normal, but just more normal, not so much rising off his forehead. Maybe this is his way of being presidential? Continue reading →
My kind of summer
Grey, cloudy, rainy, cool… my kind of summer. Continue reading →
A profile in political courage
After seeing some of the pieces written by other columnists in this paper, I hesitated to write another one about Governor Walker and his vetoes. Then I realized that any politician willing to show the level of courage he has in facing reality and dealing with it deserves as much print as he can get. Gov. Walker’s vetoes last week affected everyone and made people on all ends of the political spectrum angry. I view that as a sure sign that he’s doing something right.
As a supporter of public broadcasting, education and programs for the elderly and young, I Continue reading →
Elie Wiesel
This is what a true profile in courage looks like. In the end, he buried them with words, wisdom and justice. Makes our current crop of politicians look absolutely pathetic. Continue reading →
Is it just me?
Does Donald Trump’s nmouth not remind you of an orange anus due to the ingestion of too many Cheetos? Continue reading →
Happy Fourth!
Despite it all, we survive, grow and thrive. That’s America. Continue reading →
The joy of rediscovery
Having company who have never been to Alaska means taking them around to show them our glorious state and in doing so, we rediscover what we fell in love with in the first place. Alaska truly is astounding and sometimes we forget how astounding until we see it through a visitor’s eyes.
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The Constitution was created to allow changes
America’s birthday is rapidly approaching and, as it does, we should all spend at least a brief moment between hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill to contemplate that fact. It was not a given that we would survive our rebellion against England. It was not a given that disparate groups from 13 very different colonies would be able to come up with a document that all would sign. What our forefathers did was compromise in order to achieve the greater good of nationhood.
Yes, I said compromise. That tends to be a dirty word in today’s America. We all have Continue reading →