It all started with a dream, didn’t it? We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of … [Read more]
Up Next the Weather
The same tone of voice. Different, but the same smiling faces. Seen each day on the evening news. From Pensacola to Portland and everywhere in between. 60 second sound bytes of this happening and that. Accidents. Robberies. The next door … [Read more]
Leadership vs ????
I just finished writing a letter of recommendation for a young man who is being considered for the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. Eagle Scout is the highest rank one can achieve and only 4% of scouts ever achieve that honor. Along … [Read more]
7%
Last week was the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. One of the conversations I heard around the commemoration of that event went something like this. During World War II, a majority of young men and women from communities across the country … [Read more]
The Bunting Should Be Black
Memorial Day 2019. Along with many others in the community in which I live, I stood along Main Street to watch the parade. Fire trucks and ambulances from our community and from several nearby ones, as well. A group of veterans walking. Older ones … [Read more]
The Color of My Skin
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born this week. In the midst of the expectation and excitement surrounding his birth, Archie's arrival also prompted a cartoon depicting the royal baby as a chimp which got the cartoonist fired. He said what … [Read more]
