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3 Reasons Not to Visit Europe This Summer

For some reason, many Americans seem convinced they have to tour Europe this summer -- despite the heat, oppressive crowds and high prices all descending on the continent. And if anyone needs a fourth reason, it's to recognize the growing resentment among many Europeans as the tourist hordes ...

The power of a presidential endorsement

If someone had predicted forty years ago that one person would emerge on the national political stage and dominate the political conversation on a daily basis, you would declared that person to be? Well pick the adjective you like to describe such a far-fetched notion. Well boys and girls, ...

'Old folks' and 'rookies' in politics

After what we have experienced recently I assure you America will never again hire anyone who would serve as president into their 80s. No blame can go to the founders of our nation who did not feel that it was necessary to put an age limit on the presidency. And then we had the "Joe Biden and Donald Trump combo." By 2028 we would have had 12 consecutive years of total dysfunction, for various reasons, coming out of the Oval Office. There is virtually no corporation, nor is there any other occupation or career that would allow anyone to work in an official capacity into their 80s. It is ...

World Cup, America 250, opens the eyes of the world

During the World Cup, the American 250 and Fourth of July celebrations, people from around the globe have seen our country from a different viewpoint from what they were sold in their homeland by government officials and the media overseas. The cool thing is, they liked what they saw. People ...

To change the world

"To change the world, we must be good to those who cannot repay us." — Pope Francis How true those words are. We must become the examples, the peacemakers, the ones who choose love. We must be lovers of our fellow human beings. Sometimes I catch myself whining or complaining about life and ...

Ash Elegy

The fate of ash trees highlights one of the several tragic tales within the world of forest ecology. The exotic emerald ash borer struck a hard blow. Yet, the story is not over. Ashes (Fraxinus spp.) have never been a large part of the Michigan forest landscape. At most, about three ...