The week now passed has not been easy, and the weeks to come do not seem to be promising. At home in Minnesota the week was dominated by the political assassination of a Minnesota political leader, Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark; and the severe injuries of another legislator, John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette. […]
POSTNOTE June 24, 2025: a summary of Iran-U.S. political history up to today, here. * To help orient you: pdf of the below: Iran Lebanon Israel area Tehran Iran to Jerusalem Israel: here (about 1,150 road miles). That’s about the same distance as from St. Paul to New York City. This is also a good […]
Today is Juneteenth, nationally observed. I can’t say I know much about Juneteenth, and this mornings Heather Cox Richardson Letters to An American gives a good brief historical seminar. Here’s a history from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Scroll down at this site for more links. It appears that the […]
By now the entire nation knows about the killing of a Minnesota State Legislator Melissa Hortman and her husband in suburban Minneapolis, and the earlier near fatal wounding of another legislator, Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife a few miles away. The suspect has been apprehended, and here is the cover of this mornings Minnesota […]
I was preparing this post for Father’s Day when announcement of the killings in Minneapolis suburb came in. For this reason, I plan to publish exactly as it was a short while ago. Any other words are superfluous. There are two posts for June 14 (the other on the Army); I published a third, title […]
NOTE June 13: I did the first draft of this post on June 10. On occasion I do edits, additions and corrections on posts, and on this one, the most recent was on June 11. This was before California U.S. Sen Alex Padilla was thrown out of a press event of DHS Commissioner Kristi Norm, […]
The goings on in Los Angeles today, and a couple of days ago in Minneapolis, and other places, remind me of the awful days in the wake of the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The second day after the killing at 38th and Chicago, word got around and demonstrations began followed by […]
I am inclined to believe that the summer of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, 2025, will be the time we, the people of the United States of America, decide on our future as a nation. This is OUR decision, not “THEIR”…. What will YOU do this summer? * In these parts, the […]
This morning at 6 a.m on Radio Drive in Woodbury, I witnessed the deepest red sun I can ever recall seeing. Unfortunately, iPhone camera technology with amateur operator taking the picture through a windshield can’t match what I saw, but let your mind wander to a really red orb in the sky…. (The sky shade […]
I always observe Memorial Day, being a veteran myself, from a family full of military veteranss. This year will be a bit unconventional since the normal time designated – later morning – will be occupied by a visit to a friend who recently had heart surgery. So I’ll miss the Veterans for Peace observance at […]