Can we pledge allegiance to the flag?
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God,...
Stay with me on this battlefield
My name is Victory, I stand strong and tall. My name is Victory, I represent us all.To some I am but wood, the Y-shaped...
Awkward is a lot of fun
It’s harder to keep in touch with people these days. Things are opening up but it’s going to be a while before we hop...
Learning and listening
I’ve been struggling to write this column since protests began in Minneapolis on May 26, but what it comes down to is this: as...
Vladamir Putin is losing
The Times-Gazette published a political cartoon the other day (June 20, 2020) that characterized the current turmoil in America by showing different reads on...
Someone got rich doing what?
Generally, I’m not much into reality TV and have found it quite easy over time to avoid the siren’s song that lured so many...
Proud of grad in uncommon year
This isn’t how your senior year was supposed to end.It’s not how you visualized it as you grew up through our school system. You...
The only dog in Minnesota
I want to make it clear that we are not adopting a dog.I won’t deny it is tempting. We decided not to get another...
They touched us with kindness
A few years after the Civil War, the Irish, Italians and Germans of Columbus, Ohio came together to build a picturesque church just west...
Something about country living
Not long ago, a builder acquaintance of mine in Hillsboro lamented that the cost of lots for single-family homes had more than doubled since...