By Butch Freedman This coming Thursday (May 21, 2026) will be a sad day for free speech in our country. It will also be a sad day for me personally, as a…
Category: Guest Column
OP/ED: How I voted and why
EDITOR’S NOTE: If you haven’t voted, please do – election day is Tuesday May 19, 2026. It’s too late to put your ballot in the mail, you must drop your ballot off…
BUTCH’S BLOG: “I Read the News Today, Oh Boy” *
By Butch Freedman Trump’s in China with all his billionaire buddies and a gazillion Chinese, who probably would be happy to see him fall on his face. Which he will likely do…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Reconstruction Ends … Again
“On balance, Americans would be better off if they understood themselves, their nation, and their nation’s history better.” – Robert Kagan, author of “Dangerous Nation” By Marc C. Johnson Conservatives have long…
IN GOOD HEALTH: At Dawn’s Early Light
A reason to get out of bed every morning. By Michelle Jenck, M Ed They say morning sunlight is good for us. As someone who used to go to bed at 11:00…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Ladies Who Read …
By Butch Freedman … and one guy. Our little community has an ongoing book club. We meet once a month to discuss that month’s book selection. It’s a fun time, low pressure,…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Trashing a Legacy and More
For with a country as with a person, “What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” – Lyndon B. Johnson, March 15, 1965…
I’VE BEEN THINKING … Why feminism has always worked for me
By Jim Heffernan (Cover of Ms. First Issue, July 1972) I’ve been thinking about why I was a charter subscriber to Ms. Magazine when it came out in July 1972. I can’t…
BUTCH’S BLOG: I’m Sick of This
By Butch Freedman I’ve been dealing lately with a persistent cold; it’s knocking me on my butt. Bev brought it back from our Mexico trip and kindly passed it on to me….
BOOK REVIEW: The Will to Change by bell hooks
By Jim Heffernan This is a book Liz Plank mentioned in her book and I thought it would be worthwhile. I’ve heard of bell hooks (she does not use capital letters for…
