Growing up in rural north central Missouri meant being in the local 4-H club. It just would not do for farmers’ kids to skip this part of being educated about…
I am deeply puzzled. Many liberal women took to the streets in the Women’s March the day after President Trump was inaugurated. I wondered then, what logical reason they had…
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I recently had a discussion in a string on Facebook with a gentleman that I don’t know. I had responded to a meme that said: “How long does it take…
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Sometimes it becomes a chore to figure out what to write in a blog. Some might call it writer’s block, but that seems too cliche for me. So what I…
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I have never in my lifetime seen a time such as we live in today. Certainly, we have endured great turmoil in the past – the riots of the 1960’s…
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“Impeach him!” came the cry from Maxine Waters on November 9, 2016. This was the day after the Presidential election which ended with Donald J. Trump becoming President-elect. Why was…
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For years, those of us in “downstate” Illinois have railed against the problem of being dominated in almost every political way by the Chicago area and its suburbs. Because of…
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Any given morning, when we arise and do our ablutions, we look into our mirrors and see an image looking back at us. Even as we age, our minds seem…
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Donald J. Trump is perhaps the most polarizing man ever to ascend to the Presidency. Ever since the founding of our republic, those interested in voting have been concerned about…
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The hypocrisy of the left and the gullibility of many on the right has never been more evident than this past week during the “outrage” of children separated from their…
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