Category Archives: Values

The Know-Nothing Party

[May 9, 2024]  Bigotry knows no bounds, and it is found wherever we also find an absence of the freedom of speech, religion, and right to assembly.  America has been called the land of the free because there is a deep-seated commitment to those values that allow us to discuss what we disagree with openly.  America’s Know-Nothing Party,… Read More »

Letters to My Granddaughter, No. 70

[May 5, 2024] Two loud, sharp toots from the locomotive followed by the railroad Conductor’s shouting ALL ABOARD.  This trip would be another exciting and fun time for the family.  Up to about the year 1970, the Missouri Pacific Railroad ran passenger trains.  The one we took was officially known as the Delta Eagle, “Eagle,” referring to their… Read More »