When all hope vanishes, desperation and despair set in. That is the seed for an organization like Hamas. With all good intentions of atoning for its failure to protect the Jews from the Nazis in World [...] Continue Reading
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Stop the Age Bashing
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit nine decades of age plus being well into the 10th influencing the following. Growing up in the era of experience gained in age being honored and [...] Continue Reading
Lest We Forget
The need for a Black History Month (February) and likewise a Women’s History Month (March) is not that we forget, but that all too often the stories of these groups are unknown, having been ignored in [...] Continue Reading
Can We Prevent a Frightening Prospect?
It has long been said that all great empires come to an end. Is that to be our fate? Yes, we are an empire even though we seldom apply that word to the American Dream. I fear that we are about to get [...] Continue Reading
Another Fresno Opportunity
A believer in a “downtown,” a heart of any city, I was overjoyed with the new dreams and plans for Chinatown. Then I remembered what happened to Fresno’s Fulton Mall. It was exciting, unique and [...] Continue Reading
A Mystery to Me
Try as I might I cannot comprehend the current political world: the state of public opinion, the blame for this direction, the drought of honesty and integrity of one party, the concern re diminished [...] Continue Reading
Unprecedented Crime, Unprecedented Indictment
And more to come! Yes, I know a basic principle in our nation is innocent until proven guilty; however, this ex-President has given us the evidence many times over. He with the “big mouth” is his [...] Continue Reading
A Shameful Need
A code of ethics for the judges of the Supreme Court of the United States should not be necessary, but obviously it is. Sooner rather than later. In fact, we don’t need a code to tell us there [...] Continue Reading
Again! Again! Again!
How many more shootings must we have before this nation comes to its senses? Actually, the question should be addressed to legislators, particularly those of Congress. Many polls indicate that the [...] Continue Reading
United We Don’t Stand
“United We Stand” has long been a heralded phrase in the United States, but currently it describes anything but the condition of our country. We lose that feeling at our peril. Make no mistake. [...] Continue Reading
No Laughing Matter
Tempting as it might be to enjoy the chaos of the Republicans’ election of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House, it truly is no laughing matter. After all, once in the office he is supposedly second [...] Continue Reading
The World Is Burning
The planet is burning—figuratively, not literally. Although it is more literal than we like to admit. As we approach the anniversary of the unexpected attack on Pearl Harbor bringing us into that [...] Continue Reading