Recently, North Korea’s Little Rocket Man, Kim Jong Un has been showing off by blowing up stuff, mainly Japanese ocean water. His actions brought back memories of his granddaddy, Kim Il Sung, the Grand Poobah of the North, who ruled when I was enjoying my military vacation in the Korean
When the important celebration and recognition of Independence Day, July 4, is concluded each year, and following recovery, whether one day or one week, next on the horizon is back-to-school and last-gasp Summer activities. We enjoyed excellent weather for Independence Day. We received some welcome rain to put to an
Musings: Many so-called “Christians” have a strange idea of what Christianity is all about. They cherry-pick verses in their bibles and often take them out of context in order to back up these strange ideas. Some “Christians” don’t have bibles at all, and so they depend on others for their
All of us newspaper readers have our favorite sections, and yes, changes in newspapers have been continual, just as does every slice of life make changes, modifications, alterations. For example, one segment of readership may want to peruse classified ads, or, commentaries, or, letters, or, sports, or, meetings, or…. Yes,
Did you ever think about pounding a No. 2 pencil up your nose? Neither did I. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s get to something more beneficial to our well-being, such as meeting new people. Many of us have been sheltering just like cloistered monks because of the
There is good reason we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. It is less a focus on politics and more an understanding that the country took steps to break away from sovereign rule, England, and take its own course with a sense of independence. This year is 247 years
Ni Hao. That is Mandarin Chinese for hello. Mandarin is the official language of the People’s Republic of China. If the present trend in China’s behavior continues, it may well replace English as the lingua franca of Planet Earth. Imperial China always referred to itself as the “Middle Kingdom,” around
Candidates for political office often begin to file their candidacies in June and offer their visions to be elected. Honesty, positivity, and productivity, should not be in short supply. Too many candidates divert, disgust, and disclaim in a negative vein. We can do better. We must do better. Notes here
So much has been written and broadcast about fat, orange-faced, Donny Dum-Dum’s indictment and arraignment, I planned to avoid adding to it. But I just couldn’t help myself. Even as Trump’s attorneys are dropping like flies, caught in a mist of a Raid® fog, leaving No. 45 scrambling to find
It is easier to eschew comment on Donald Trump’s effort to shed responsibility for his actions than to avoid including items in this space. We see our job to include as much information on events as possible:
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022Last of four parts Native people offer growing interest in the Green Revolution. Winona LaDuke writes on Alex White Plume, a leader of the Ogala Lakota tribe in the Spring 2021 edition of Yes! magazine. “And though tribes had been reluctant to
“It came over me that any woman who ever loves more than one man must carry forever with her, in her heart, a ghost.” —Janice Holt Giles Cecilia was on a sojourn to Washington, D.C. and it was a beautiful Summer weekend. The Botanic Gardens were exceptionally pretty. She went
Musings. No tribe ever gives up territory unwillingly. At the very least, there is a quid pro quo, e.g. a monetary payment or a trade agreement. If no quid pro quo is reached, there is war, the chief activity of humankind since it climbed down from the trees and walked
Times change, always will, however, they can be slowed down, altered, and, even moved forward. June 6, D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, once was uppermost in the minds of many Americans and observers. That was in 1944, however, 79 years ago. Let that roll over the tongue. Seventy-nine years ago.
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022Third of four parts Winona LaDuke writes on Alex White Plume, a leader of the Ogala Lakota tribe in the Spring 2021 edition of Yes! magazine. “More than 20 years ago, Alex White Plume, a leader of the Oglala Lakota, planted his
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is looking for individuals to help focus an awareness of diabetes. The Club will be participating in several events throughout the Summer months in the Fox Valley area, reminding everyone to be aware of the dangers of unchecked diabetes. Everyone should
Last of two parts Native Americans arrived in Pennsylvania approximately 14,000 BCE years ago. The tribes lived by farming, hunting, and fishing. The Keystone State gained U.S. statehood in 1787 and has approximately 15 million population. The state tree is the Eastern Hemlock and the state bird is the ruffed
Here’s some interesting things I didn’t know that I didn’t know (for thoughts on anything, I always fall back on my senior year homeroom’s motto, “Ignorance is Bliss.” You can get an idea of how far up on the food chain we were.). Let’s assume for a moment that my
Protocol, news, information. Memorial Day is a significant day for many understandable reasons, if we choose to think of them! Because Memorial Day arrives in late May, almost June, the mentality in our northern Illinois area is that of good weather. For many, it is the beginning of Summer which
Reprint from May 26, 2022 and June 2, 2022 Second of four parts “With all but six states having either legalized, decriminalized, or medicalized marijuana, we’re experiencing a renaissance moment of cannabis, including hemp, its non-psychoactive relative. And it’s about time. In the next economy, hemp will be foundational to
