By Rick McKay Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 13th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/ancient-pilgrimage-new The 14-day hike across northern Spain
Every day is time to know that COVID-19 continues and touches our lives in some way. It is reality. It is undeniable. We all know it and must be prepared to act and react. We can do more than throw up our hands in defeat. We must not surrender. The
So what about our children? The emotional world for so many of our children has been turned upside down. The breadwinner of the family has lost their job, which could mean losing their home. The parent perhaps needs to stand in a long lines for basic food supplies. Their education
Halloween tradition began with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. The costumes included saints, angels, and devils. The Celts believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth on this day. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years
According to news sources and other unreliable sources of information, a majority of we human-types are suffering from pandemic fatigue. Personally, I’m suffering more from election fatigue, probably because I sent in my mail-in ballot weeks ago. Whatever political doggy-doo that pops up on the television screen or in my
Relevant notes: • In spite of the problems of wide range with the existent COVID-19 situation, it is important we understand and take the right approach, even with complications. We were never promised a rose garden. Life can be filled with small joys. We must persist. One day society will
Last of two parts The first part is available at thevoice.us/epa-grants-state-government-control-over-tribal-land Ti-Hua Chang, The Young Turks (TYT) reporter wrote a piece that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) authorized Oklahoma government control over tribal lands in Oklahoma. The purpose is to allow big corporations access to the land and acceded to
It was time to visit Indianapolis and enjoy the libraries. “Patsy the Panda” was ready for her new homes there. It is a reasonable drive time at less than four hours. So off we went! Traffic was busy and crazy with cars zooming past me at unbelievable speeds. Saw no
From the vault, March 30, 1998 (revised): Are you ready for the coming of the Dichotomous Man, dear reader? He is among us, hiding in plain sight; but we have not recognized him as such, because he looks just like us. But he doesn’t think like us, and that is
Clear and Concise, Week 41: • We can do better. Masks may not fully protect us from the COVID-19, however, not wearing masks provides less protection. We have seen the spread of COVID-19 throughout the country, including various states suffering through spikes in numbers of cases. The triple-header of advice
The year was 2002 and I was meeting with Merritt King in Geneva for research on my history of Geneva book with Arcadia Publishing. He invited me to his beautiful Geneva home and was gracious and a gentleman. Merritt King (1918-2012) had an illustrious career as a Geneva alderman for
After reading the travel stories from Jo Fredell Higgins and Rick McKay in The Voice, I was inspired to add my own travel story. No, not the one about my trip to 7-Eleven, but my circus travel disaster adventure in New Orleans, The Big Easy, where residents are hit with
Mail-in ballots are valid. They do work, noise to the contrary, notwithstanding. We do live in interesting times and ultimately memorable, not because they are legitimately difficult times, rather because overall we can find a way to overcome those difficult times. We must overcome the polarization in the country. Respectful
“Rich diamond and Pearl and Gold in evry Place was seen. Rare Splendors, Yellow, Blew,Red, White and Green, Mine eyes did evry where behold.” —Thomas Treherne’s “Wonder” Welcome to Russia, 1885-1917. Come inside to the world of Peter Carl Faberge. He was born May 18, 1846 and passed this life
Election is in the air, and more than just high-television visibility of the election season for the presidency of the United States. How many voters’ minds will be changed by the first televised debate in this cycle Tuesday of this week is of little consequence, especially with two more presidential
No one will argue that 2020 hasn’t been a tough year, with the COVID-19 death toll mounting daily, police brutality toward black people causing massive demonstrations, and a president who seems oblivious to it all, high unemployment, worsening environmental disasters, the loss of a Supreme Court judge weeks before a
Negative and positive are more than components of a focus on electricity and electrical charges. Negativity and bad news may be more enticing and stimulating to some individuals. Good news can be glossed over as moderately boring. Yet, positive thoughts and good news keep society moving in a salutary direction.
Reprinted from June 9, 2012With a new conclusion Have you ever scored the basket that won the game? Have you ever heard the roar from the bleachers as the crowd rose to its feet and made the hairs on your neck tingle? I never have, but I wonder what it
Observances are plentiful in life, some more meaningful, and some more rituals. Ceremonies for the September 11, 2001 tragedies always are among the meaningful. It is a natural, of course, because many live through it vicariously with written accounts and images everywhere. It has been nearly 20 years and events
It was a lovely, warming, September day, that month of 1965, and the hills were a great vibrant green stretching far into the distance. The girls all were excited because they were riding their bikes into town for such adventure. Molly, Patrice, and Bridgit, were cousins who lived close to
