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History--Repeats or Rhymes? Recently we were trying to get organized by getting rid of papers no longer worth keeping.  Some of the document...

  Fossils from our yard in Texas When we moved into a new development in Texas, the land had been an unplowed prairie, it's commercial u...

A Tornado over a Reservoir To improve effectiveness of weather warnings, the Weather-Ready National Program was established by the National ...

When I was a child, there had been a tornado, and the local television station covered the destruction heavily.  Interviews of those impacte...

It is difficult to envision the early decades of correspondence of American political communication, when communication relied on newspapers...

  The Constitution is very limited in establishing traditional guidelines for the inauguration, saying only that there should be a taking of...

  When Jimmy Carter was elected President of the United States, I was an attorney at the Veterans Administration in Waco, Texas.  At that ti...

With a New Year just beginning, it is a good time to think about resolutions to improve yourself--the typical vow to lose weight, clean out ...

Thinking about the Sears & Roebuck catalogue seems especially relevant during the holiday season.  We did not have Black Friday sales to...

William Allen White's Typewriter       For many years, my husband and I have wanted to tour the William Allen White home, and when we we...

When I was a child, we always had a freshly cut tree, usually bought at the grocery store.  I still cherish memories of decorating the famil...

 I often look to history for guidance in solving modern problems, wisdom ranging from Abraham Lincoln to Edward R. Murrow to Socrates and ma...

I understand this cemetery is better maintained now. Some time ago I wrote a post about neglected cemeteries and the terrible disrespect sho...

  One bookcase of many in our home. "Hey, kids! It's your old buddy Steve King telling you that if they ban a book in your school ...

 Do you remember these Library Cards?  I often buy old books, and this particular former library book looked like new.  When I opened it I u...

Election Ballot from the Peoples' Party Era  In the previous 3 posts, I have shared the actions of past presidents.  Now, with some Amer...

       In his Inaugural Address, President Ronald Reagan spoke of the importance of the orderly transfer of authority as called for in our C...

       Imagine the challenge Abraham Lincoln faced.  He was elected in November of 1860. but before he could take office seven Southern Stat...

      With Election Day drawing closer, I thought it might be interesting to explore what some of our past Presidents had to say.  It seems ...

A Sod School House  My great grandmother, Susan Beck, was the first country schoolteacher in the community where I grew up.  She had taught ...