My first inclination was not to watch. I had lived through those Vietnam years and was not anxious to revisit them. But as the date for the pr…
This has been a tumultuous week.
These are heady times for fans of the Apocalypse and those arming themselves for Armageddon. The continuing string of Atlantic hurricanes, wil…
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson.
President Donald Trump lies as easily as he breathes. I don’t think it is malicious or even intentional. He simply seeks approval by telling f…
As a much-diminished Hurricane Harvey works it’s way into the country’s midsection, we still are grappling with the scope of its devastation, …
It’s all a matter of perspective.
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As the late Sen. Bob McCarthy, of Decatur, said in a debate some 40 years ago: “Everything that can be said on this subject has been said; but…
Had enough excitement this week?
This evening at 7:15, weather permitting, I will walk out on the Genesius Guild stage for the first time this summer; very likely for the last…
By the time you read this, the U.S. Senate may have finished the fragmented voting process of eliminating, or further crippling, the Affordabl…
Last Sunday, I dropped off local radar screens for a visit to the House of Pillows in Aurora, Colo., a suburb of Denver. I was visiting daught…
The more you age, the less company you have.
Tooling through the Quad-Cities set me thinking.
“E pluribus” -- out of many, one. Our national slogan seems an appropriate summation of where we in Quad-Cities media find ourselves.
Amid a flurry of disturbing and shocking headlines this week, the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and others made the strongest impact. It evok…
Amid the political turmoil and cacophony of last week, there was an oasis of calm and hope over at the federal building in Davenport. There, 3…
First, an apology and correction.
Following the news is both dizzying and disturbing. It’s like being locked in a theater, watching a group of actors improvising a performance;…
As comments ricochet around the media over President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, let’s turn our attention to other matters.
Two images have been floating in my imagination recently: an elaborate sand castle slowly dissolving in a rising tide and the dramatic collaps…
The local weather has cooled down a bit and turned damp -- fitting for the conclusion of President Trump’s first 100 days in office, at Mar-a-…
We’re not done with Easter yet.
Today, Christians celebrate the Feast of Easter. What is rare is that both Western denominations and Eastern Orthodox are celebrating it on th…
Today is Palm Sunday. For Christians, the beginning of Holy Week, the most sacred period of time in the church calendar. Christmas may bulk la…
Now embarked into my 89th year, I am frankly surprised to be here.
These are trying times for the media.
