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In A Cruel World, Sweet Memory Oct. 18, 2023
My Dad Richard and I just had a long talk about his boyhood in Madison, by the University of Wiscons... Read More
Post-Covid Cruising With Longtime Friends Jul. 02, 2023
By Sharon Whitley Larsen "We've all survived! We survived a few years of the pandemic!" The theater ... Read More
Lucky Hank, Lucky Us: An American Hero Leaves Behind a Gift Mar. 07, 2023
In October 1942, 20-year-old Jacob Henry (Hank) Goldman, the grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants, ... Read More
Putin's War on Ukraine: A Graver Time of Reckoning Mar. 10, 2022
In 2008 Russian President Vladimir Putin's military forces invaded Georgia, formerly part of the Sov... Read More
History's Ghosts Trample Roughshod over Ukraine Mar. 05, 2022
Russian troops are advancing against several Ukrainian targets. They have taken possession of the in... Read More
Ukraine's Fate Is Rooted in a Tragic History Feb. 25, 2022
For those trying to keep up with the fast-moving events in Ukraine, it may be helpful to consider so... Read More
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy Dec. 01, 2021
December 7, 1941. "A date which will live in infamy," President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it. The... Read More
Classic Ann Landers May. 09, 2021
Editor's Note: Hundreds of Ann Landers' loyal readers have requested that newspapers continue to pub... Read More
Thanks and Gratitude on D-Day Jun. 06, 2019
We lived in Belgium in the late 1960s while my father researched for his dissertation. I was too you... Read More
'The Longest Day,' Revisited Jun. 04, 2019
In my capacity as a certified, government-inspected old coot, I have taken particular interest in th... Read More
Media Matters' Fake-News Pro-Slavery Headline Apr. 25, 2019
In journalism, a "lede" is the introductory section of a news story, intended to entice the reader i... Read More
Notre Dame: An Omen Apr. 16, 2019
The symbolism of the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, the most renowned building in Western civiliza... Read More
He Actually Was a Great Man Apr. 13, 2019
He was the most uncommon presidential candidate. Most of them, disappointingly, flatter every group ... Read More
The British Boy Who Never Forgot the St. Louis War Hero Who Saved His Life Feb. 22, 2019
Briton Tony Foulds, 82, has a better appreciation than most about the importance of living every day... Read More
At Age 70, Time to Rethink NATO Jan. 18, 2019
"Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last." So said President Charles De ... Read More
Give Thanks for the WWII Generation Dec. 10, 2018
77 years ago, Americans in Hawaii awoke to the sounds of mass destruction, and the sights of flames ... Read More
Fake Praise for GHWB: Where Were Media When He Needed Them? Dec. 06, 2018
As with the passing of former President Ronald Reagan, the media are in full praise mode following t... Read More
George H.W. Bush Shows How to Live a Worthwhile Life Dec. 06, 2018
The life of former President George H.W. Bush leaves the culture focused on one noble personal trait... Read More
A String of Hope Sep. 27, 2018
Every morning in our home, one of the first things I see is a necklace I cherish but have never worn... Read More
Per Capita Federal Spending Up Sevenfold Since 1941 Oct. 18, 2017
Real per capita federal spending has increased more than sevenfold since fiscal 1941, which conclude... Read More
