By Butch Freedman Today (September 22, 2026), trump spoke at the United Nations and, not surprisingly, embarrassed both himself and our country. Once again, the blowhard threatened to “annihilate the Islamic republic.”…
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Poetry Event with Tricia Gates Brown: Reflecting on Life’s Decades – September 26th at St. Catherines in Nehalem
On September 26, at 7 PM, Tricia Gates Brown will read poems from her debut collection Of a Certain Age, newly released from Fernwood Press (https://www.fernwoodpress.com/2026/06/09/of-a-certain-age/ ; ISBN9781594982323). The event will take place at the acoustically stunning St. Catherines…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Bob Dylan Says it All
By Butch Freedman “They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings, steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make…
BUTCH’S BLOG: How Long will the Madness Last?
By Butch Freedman Every day is normal and every day is insane. That’s the world we live in now — or, at least the one I live in. I imagine that…
LIFE LESSONS: Dead Birds
By Deb Montgomery My dog likes to eat dead birds. This is a problem. See me running on the beach like a screaming crazy lady, “Drop it!” When I do, my…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Campaigns Hiding in Plain Sight
“When we saw the fours go up, game’s over.” – former North Carolina basketball player Dave Chadwick on the team’s four corner offense By Marc C. Johnson Six weeks out from…
BUTCH’S BLOG: On The Beach
By Butch Freedman Today the pelicans returned, hundreds of them. I hadn’t seen them for a time and missed them, soaring over the surface of the waves like they do. They’re…
WORDS OF WISDOM: All Hat, No Cattle
By Neal Lemery In Texas, there is a saying to describe a person: “All hat, no cattle.” I’d take that to mean, “all talk, no action.” As we approach another election…
The Vote and Ivory Soap: Both 99 & 44/100 % Pure – Part 2
By Kim Rosenberg Once we get our ballots in the mail we have some time (10-14 days) to vote. This year it would be wise to do your research before you…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Ship of Fools
By Butch Freedman Kakistocracy: A system where leaders lack the skill, ethics, or knowledge to govern well, leading to widespread failure and corruption. It’s been nothing but ugly since trump and…
