Ambassador Pickering, Can the Empire Be Saved?

Ambassador Pickering, Can the Empire Be Saved?

On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at Southern Florida University in St. Petersburg, FL, my granddaughter, Bianca, invited me to attend a speech.  It was to be given by Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering.  He has spent 40 years of his life working for the Department...
Step Back, U. S., Give the Koreas Some Space

Step Back, U. S., Give the Koreas Some Space

Step back, United States, and give the Koreas some space.  This is the advice former Republican Congressman and distinguished Korean War veteran Peter McCloskey has, for the Trump Administration.  A Marine Lieutenant, McCloskey has been awarded the Navy...
Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?

Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?

As a Country, we have evolved.  We started off by fighting a war against Britain in order not to pay taxes without representation, well, mostly not to pay for King George’s wars.  By today’s standards, Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys...
Taxes, Elections, and Your Pocketbook

Taxes, Elections, and Your Pocketbook

Virtually every government in the history of the world has taxed, and today’s governments continue to tax, their citizens.  Someone has to pay for the roads, the schools, and the army.  Every government is an expression of how a society organizes...
Thomson Village Board Endorses Medicare-for-All

Thomson Village Board Endorses Medicare-for-All

At Monday night’s September 11, 2017, Village Board meeting in Thomson, IL, Trustees voted four-to-one to adopt a resolution to support HR 676, “Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act,” introduced by Congressman John Coyners, Jr.  Trustee...