LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #6 – ARRIVAL IN THEATER   The following is the sixth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us,...

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LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #5   The following is the fifth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of...

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LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #4   The following is the fourth in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of...

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HOW SOON WE FORGET   The ongoing Israeli response to the continual attacks by Hezbollah has caused the left wing apologists in the United States and the anti-Semitic leadership and media in Europe to demand a cease fire by Israel, while claiming that the Israeli response is “disproportionate”.  Forgotten is the fact that Israel,...

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LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #3   The following is the third in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith.  I am publishing them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us and our way of...

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LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #2 The following is the second in a series of letters home from my nephew Keith.  I am submitting them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us, and our way of life. ...

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LETTERS FROM A SOLDIER #1 The following is the first of what I hope will be a series of letters home from my nephew Keith. I am submitting them so that we may all have a better understanding of the young men and women who are placing themselves in harms way to protect us,...

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When I entered the business world in the 1960’s, there was not much discussion about dress codes in American offices. Men were expected to wear white shirts and ties, with a business suit. Women wore dresses, or skirts and blouses. These were the expected norms, and accepted by most office workers. The youth movements...

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Another Memorial Day is upon us, and I thought I would share with you a brief encounter I recently had. The first Saturday in May, I spent a beautiful Spring day at our local Boy Scout Reservation, Camp Mitigwa, near Boone Iowa. Another Memorial Day is upon us, and I thought I would share...

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Many of our most liberal Democrats in the Senate have voted against an act to make English the official language of the United States. My own state, Iowa, has had this same debate in every legislative session for several years. While I certainly agree that immigrants who wish to become citizens of the United...

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