OK, today it would be, “Who was that masked person?” But most of us who hail from a certain age group can certainly identify with this question. It was typically asked by anyone who was present when none other than the Lone Ranger himself would mysteriously disappear and ride old Silver off ...
What if I told you the sad and ignorant man who called my wife the N-word in New Hampshire isn’t really the problem? What if I said that well-mannered ‘white’ folk like you and me are just as much the problem as he? Let me explain. The term ‘structural racism’ is redundant. Racism ...
We were just taking the final bites of dinner – mine, of course, of butter-grilled “frankfurts” and potato chips – when the man I didn’t know pulled my mother aside to convey a message that had come from the big meeting room upstairs. Until that moment, it was a routine, uneventful ...
“But times must alter, or this is a ruined country. Nothing but integrity in private and justice in public bodies can preserve a republic. If calamities are necessary to teach us wisdom and virtue, I wish God would rain down showers of them upon us.” – Benjamin Rush to John Adams, ...
Call it the kitsch of death. When you think back, the 8-track tape was the music equivalent of the middle finger. It was a punk. It was skateboarding on the sidewalk, shoplifting at Woolworth’s stupid. It had no respect for pretention, had no use for societal norms and sound quality? Let’s ...
As I travel down Ferry Street toward Library Park, I am impressed by the display of American flags on the park. Each flag represents an individual and each individual has their own story of service as a veteran or first responder. This display brings to my mind these May 30, 1949, photos of ...
