Democrats obviously took an unwanted, though perhaps needed, cold shower in Virginia this week. More about candidates than party But I think this was more about a lackluster performance by the Democratic candidate than a scorecard on the Biden administration. The candidate simply misspoke or was ill prepared at times. And he was faced by […]
By now everyone knows in great detail the story of Gabby Petito and have made general assumptions about what may have happened between her and fiance Brian Laundrie. But until this week and only due to very unusual circumstances did the public hear of missing Christina Nance who happens to be Black. Found dead in […]
Until Tiffany Cross’ MSNBC morning show on Saturday, I’d never heard of HeLA cells, much less Henrietta Lacks, the woman for whom they are named. But the truth is that these cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and have been cloned and widely used for medical research. If you’ve received the polio vaccine, […]
I don’t know about you, but I feel just about buried in packaging. And I’d like to do something about it. But for many products there is no choice. Carroll County Recycling The county in Arkansas where we live (Carroll County) really does a fine job with drop-off for cardboard, motor oil, magazines and paper. […]
So far, the United States has welcomed some 31,000 Afghan refugees into its borders with another 50,000 expected next month and more to follow. And another 125,000 will arrive starting in October. That’s only right as those coming were our allies in the longest U.S. war in history. But the Haitians…. But when more than […]
Rice and beef go together in all kinds of dishes, and for many in the world, these two (rice especially) are staples in the diet. But they are major impactors in climate change According to Xiaoming Xu and Atul Jain of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, the two are major contributors to greenhouse gas […]
I was going into work late the morning of 9/11. So, with me at work in the home office and the television on in the den in the next room, I saw the aftermath of the first hit. I saw the second in its entirety. Then hurried to work Then I hurried in to work […]
We’ve heard many of the numbers. But what isn’t quantified may be more important. Some of the raw numbers The war lasted 7,262 days, according to The Conversation.com, a great daily news website. It cost the lives of 2,455 U.S. service members and tens of thousands of civilians. And the price tag to American taxpayers […]
The latest sex scandal that has rocked ABC, specifically Good Morning America, I guess should come as no surprise. But it does. Don’t People Learn Anything? Don’t people learn that you can’t hide indiscretions? And the fact that you tried makes the damage all the worse. It leads to a demoralized staff and hurts the […]
As some of you may know, we recently moved 600 miles to Eureka Springs, AR. We’re still sorting through boxes, finding damage from the movers and finding broken items. But the thing that has amazed me the most is the mountain of pictures, our candids over the years from both our families. And then there […]