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Author Archives: John
Regarding Change through Race Relations in America
In 1963 I read Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, for the first time in the American Literature class of a superb teacher, Mrs. Bernice Johnson. She taught the book through free discussion and application to whatever was familiar … Continue reading
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The Terrible Need for Change
The Terrible Need for Change It’s disturbing to me that constructive discussion and meetings with positive agendas are, in too many places, being replaced by destruction of property of innocent people in order to be noticed in the media. That … Continue reading
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Uncivil Disobedience
We Americans have been nurtured for more than two centuries by the idea of personal freedom. Emblazoned upon our collective consciousness are phrases like, “the land of the free” from Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner. We have clung to … Continue reading
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Rage Gone Awry
I’m sure that anyone can stand back far enough to see the widest view of what occurred in Minneapolis last week, but I need to express some deep feelings (maybe even thoughts) about that tragedy and what followed. Our national … Continue reading
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A View of Our Current Political Landscape
I’ve never comfortably labeled myself as a liberal or a conservative, as I see myself somewhere in between the stiff definitions both seem to have, especially now. The terms in our current political arena have lost their broader meanings to … Continue reading
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Effects of Isolation
One irony of our international need for isolation is that we are all feeling the effects of it from our own homes at the same time. That sentiment is universal and somehow brings us together in a collective sympathy for … Continue reading
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Trump’s Influence on the Older Generation
The mystery is a powerful one to me. I don’t think it’s as much blind faith as rage against and mistrust of former government in America over the past fifty years. To many, a “broken” or risky system is better than one that … Continue reading
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Are We Becoming a Nanny-Based Society?
I remember my childhood to a great extent in terms of riding my bike, rolling down the dunes of Lake Michigan, roller skating on Hessville sidewalks, Mom’s endless supply of Band-Aids, my falling out of trees, bee stings, and playing … Continue reading
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The Lawrence Welk Disaster
Grandma Bolinger came to our house every few months to spend two weeks with us. She would stay with other relatives too, filling up her years in family guest rooms and bringing to each house her imperious and unbridled judgments … Continue reading
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My Political Retardation
I confess that I feel a bit slow-witted in my backward attempts to understand, on any level, the phenomenon of our current president’s popularity from his voting base. At the beginning of his campaign in 2016, I didn’t quite understand … Continue reading
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