America is famous as the land of the free. What exactly makes us so free when compared to other countries often isn’t always so obvious…in fact, could that be why it may be taken for granted? Interestingly enough…many conservatives are seemingly leaning toward autocratic-type leaders (i.e. Trump, Putin, Stalin, Hitler)…why would that be when …
Recently, the brouhaha happening in Florida by their Governor regarding this important issue of Black history has caught a lot of attention on both political sides. I’ve been wanting to address this in an article and I recently found this current writing by Rachel Brougham–the former assistant editor of the Petoskey News-Review that hit the …
Not long ago I was introduced to “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones. This felt like a good historical documentary for my writings regarding Black History Month. In August of 1619, a pirate ship sailed its way through the still-warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, heading north along the coast of North America…known to most …
As a child my first exposure to curiosity was the saying “Curiosity Killed the Cat”…warning us of doom if we were curious. However, the original form of this proverb was “Care killed the cat”. In this instance, “care” was defined as “worry” or “sorrow for others.”. Interesting! Related to this topic, recently I listened to …
Recently we experienced the tumultuous process of selecting our new Republican Speaker of the House (talk about 15 shades of dysfunctional gray). . And then in a split-screen moment, we were able to revisit the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection where numerous citizens and Capitol police were honored for their bravery…we may ask ourselves…OK, …
