By Lynnee Jacks If you’re feeling restless and uncertain about the state of things, take a walk. Listen to the birds and let it rain a little on your bare skin. Take…
Category: Guest Column
Finding Ways Through Difficult Times
“Bullet the Blue Sky.” In the howling wind comes a stinging rain See it driving nails Into the souls on the tree of pain U2 By Deb Montgomery I was in my…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Sleazies – 1st Annual Cabinet Awards
By Butch Freedman Most Incompetent: This was a very difficult selection, as so many of the members qualified. But after careful consideration, the one cabinet member who stands above the rest, despite…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Maybe Corruption Really Is Bad
“Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.” – George Orwell By Marc C. Johnson It is simply not a debatable proposition that the current U.S. administration is…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Crass and Deranged
By Butch Freedman I’d wager even his base knows who the above headline refers to. The man is completely out of control. Snapping out endless lies in a vain attempt to cover…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Growing Older, Growing Wiser?
By Butch Freedman “Anyone who survives childhood has enough to write about for the rest of their lives.” Flannery O’Connor I’ve always found comfort in the above quote. I don’t think it…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Abject Stupidity on a Global Scale
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.” – Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez By Marc C. Johnson (Above)…
BOOK REVIEW: When the Forest Breathes – Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard
By Neal Lemery Rarely do I anticipate a new book that arrives in my mailbox with such curiosity and eagerness. Yet Suzanne Simard’s newest book has pushed my other reading aside as…
COLLECTING SUNSETS: The River and the Wren
By Adam Sawyer Apr 07, 2026 I went walking through a familiar forest this morning and was almost overwhelmed by the volume of two distinct sounds that flooded the air. Harbingers of…
BUTCH’S BLOG: How Long Can the Madness Persist?
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve had many conversations with friends and family over the last day or so about what we can do as the foundations of our government continue to be eroded and…