This Week in History, August 19-25, 2013
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of August 19-25, 2013
August 19
1791 - Benjamin Banneker, born a free black in Maryland,...
The Rise and Fall of Barack Hussein Obama
Photo of Barack Hussein Obama
by Gary Spina
(Copyright 2013 by Gary Spina)
About fifty years ago William S. Shirer wrote the classic Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. The book was about 1300 pages in...
This Week in History August 12
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of August 12-18, 2013
August 12
1620 – The ships Mayflower and...
Two-Pound Alaska Stew and a Life Well Lived
Photo of moose, wonder how he feels about this stew
by Gary Spina
(Copyright 2013 by Gary Spina)
My famous Two-Pound Alaska Stew is born of a recipe from an old prospector buddy of mine who worked...
This Week In History, August 5
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.~ Winston Churchill
Week of August 5-11, 2013
August 5
1884 - The cornerstone for the Statue of...
The Number 545
by Gary Spina
(Copyright 2013 by Gary Spina)
We’ve got ourselves quite a mess in Washington, D.C. Go ahead, pick any of the myriad travesties and scandals – the institutionalized corruption; the arrogation of school-choice and...
This Week In History, July 27
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”
– Winston Churchill
Week of July 29-August 4, 2013
July 29
1920 - The first of three JL-6 aircraft leave...
Frog Level Chickens and a Matanuska-Susitna Valley Bull
by Gary Spina
(Copyright 2012 by Gary Spina)
One day, down by Frog Level, Virginia, I watched some farm folks kill about 25 chickens and roosters – adults and kids working together to kill and pluck...
This Week In History, July 21
by Dianne Hermann
“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.
~ Winston Churchill
Week of July 22-28, 2013
July 22
1775 - George Washington, at the age...
A Young Girl’s Honor
by Gary Spina
(Copyright 2009 by Gary Spina)
Lawyers are supposed to be among the best and the brightest in our society on account of how difficult it is to even get into law school in...