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 I have mentioned Teddy Roosevelt in other blogs, but I want to share what a monumental influence he left, things we do not always think of ...

   A quote from John Adams:  Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the government of ...

  The way we choose our Presidents is sometimes less than logical.  I recalled the day an intelligent, thoughtful young women made a comment...

Mark Twain was a master of words.  Am I the only one who has noticed increasing vulgarity in everyday speech?   This blog looks at changes i...

Thomas Jefferson was only 14 when his father died, and he inherited the responsibility of the family estate.  In his youth he had studied La...

 Over the years, I have had reasons to admire various Presidents, but Lincoln always impresses me.  What a challenge he faced.  But he never...

A reader responded with the following words:  The problem is that many school districts do not require a basic course in civics.  Back in Ha...

  A few weeks ago, I posted a diagram of how our government works.  You may want to return to that blog to review the diagram; however, I ho...

Billie Blair's article about the local protest in Pratt Kansas included Pat Schwarts's Gandhi quote:  "Make injustice visible....

Memorial Day is just around the corner, but for many Americans its purpose is forgotten.  For them, it is a celebration of Summer's arri...

  Search for Accuracy Recently I came upon this statistic:  "Internationally the U.S. ranks 125th for literacy.  Fifty four percent of ...

 It is no wonder that I have run out of space for proper storage in my closets and cupboards.  The explanation is that I save too much, and ...

  Harry Reasoner Those of you who follow my blog know my respect for Walter Cronkite, who is generally regarded as the Greatest News Caster ...

   I have quoted Albert Einstein's remark about the importance of reading to young children, and when asked what else he would suggest, ...

Paris Monument after WW II    I brought little previous knowledge about tariffs to this blog.  In fact, I was so inadequately informed that ...

As those of you who regularly follow my blog know, I often include Presidents and other important men and women who have served our Nation i...

 I understand that people today are reluctant to sign their names to opinions in today's angry world.  I have blogged in the past about ...

  Look at the triangular shape of the image above and imagine the triangle as the three branches of our government--to the left the Legislat...

Do you think these children read Aesop's Fables? Emerson Country School, Stafford County, Kansas  It is said that Aesop lived 600 years ...

U.S. National Park Service  I recently came across a reference to the Battle of Bunker Hill, a famous battle in the Colonies' quest for ...

 For those of you who follow this blog, you already know that I often turn to history in an effort to make sense of the present.  However, I...