PRE-NOTE: What is North Dakota about? This year you have the advantage of a new book which I’ve publicized at this space two or three times, and continue to highly recommend: ” Clay Jenkinson’s “The Language of Cottonwoods. Essays on the Future of North Dakota”. There are many reviews. Here’s the Table of Contents: […]
It’s a rainy day in our community, so the expression “rain on our parade” is probably appropriate for the nearby town of Afton’s annual parade. July 4 is when we celebrate how exceptional we are. This year “exceptional” has a very different definition than previous years, in my opinion. We are awash in uncertainty and […]
PRE-NOTE: Jan 6 Hearing 7 entitled “25” here. Another post on July 4, 2022. I’ll be off-line July 5-8. Call it what you will, but from time to time, events seem to come in seeming related groups. I’ve experienced such often in my life. I don’t think they’re ‘coincidences’ or random chance. So… Last weekend […]
Tuesday a young White House Aide and ketchup dripping on a wall in the Presidents dining room at the White House became famous (or infamous) depending on individual spin. Here’s Heather Cox Richardson’s report on the two hour hearing (which I watched, as I have watched all of the hearings thus far). Her June 29 […]
The headline for this blog does not do the job, but I can’t think of another that would fit. Suffice: there is plenty going on, and more to come. While you’re hopefully enjoying summer, take some time to get really engaged in the future of our society. Several items follow which might be of interest […]
Yesterday’s decision by the Supreme Court is now history. Personally, I have been on record about a woman’s right to choose for many years. It is based on personal experience in 1965. Use the search word “abortion” if interested in more at this blog site. In “Death Wish” on June 8, I made my prediction: […]
UPDATE on June 28 hearing in the comments section. Included below the Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American for June 28. Richardson is ideal for reading every day, if interested in public affairs. * Hearings 4 on June 21, 5 on June 23, and 6 on June 28 were especially powerful. As with the […]
Today is Father’s Day. I also want to recognize and acknowledge Pride Month, which has been the month of June; and Juneteenth, observed today, with a national holiday celebrated many places tomorrow. Check the internet for more details. I decided, this morning, to take a look at my trusty, unabridged, 1979 Webster’s for a definition […]
We take instant and universal communications for granted. This past week – June 17 – marked the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, June 17 1972, which led, ultimately, to the resignation, and almost immediately the pardon, of President Richard M. Nixon by successor President Gerald Ford in August, 1974. A citizen today would have […]
Today is Flag Day. The flag I choose to represent this day was at Oltman Middle School in Cottage Grove MN on May 27, 2022. It is at half-staff. Three days earlier, on May 24, 19 people, 17 Fourth graders and two teachers, had been slaughtered at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde TX. Also, I […]