On July 11, the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA) released a one-minute video called “Public Education Does the Public Good.”  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMlMokyS35Y) The animated video highlights the benefits of public school with a catchy song. The chorus says, “Go ahead, support public school.” The NCSBA website (https://www.publiceducationmatters.org/) reminds us that “no matter what type of […]

From 1776 to 1783 Thomas Paine used his literary skills to write about The American Crisis. His efforts were to persuade the American people to support the Revolution. One of his most passionate pleas was, “These are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in crisis, shrink from […]

Most of us remember where we were when the ruling on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was announced in June 2022. Roe v. Wade was no more, and after the initial flurry of news reports, much of America wondered: “What’s next?” The historic ruling is now seen as one that has further divided a […]

Believing that gratitude is never out of style, please accept my thanks for the kind comments I occasionally get regarding this article.  May I also re-express my thanks to former editor, Gary Scott, for taking a chance on me almost 25 years ago.  Expressing my opinions under the byline, We, the people, has been an […]

While the recent 80th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy on D-Day honored the thousands of Allied troops who died on the beaches of France, many more thousands of U.S. citizens at home contributed to the war effort. I grew up hearing my parents tell stories about what it was like to grow up during […]

Everything that is happening in our fractured nation today seems so worrisomely reminiscent of America’s last lost decade — the 1970s. For those who don’t remember, the late 1970s under part-time President Gerald Ford and then much worse under President Jimmy Carter was one economic and national security setback after another. The witches’ brew of […]