Hall Closets

Well, here we go again. All last week it was reported that Alex Golesh would be named the next HC of the Arkansas Razorback...

American Insights

Words Worth Remembering: Lincoln in November 1863 The blood of thousands of soldiers, North and South, was still seeping into the torn earth when Abraham...

This Week’s Independent Thinker

She was born 193 years ago last Wednesday. Mary Edwards Walker was born of abolitionist parents who started a school to ensure their girls were...

The Dirt on Nicky

Where have you been? I’ve never been to Russia, but I’ve grown beets just like Russian gardeners. According to folks who count things, Russian farms...

The Reel news

Pictured is BMFG Robert Kennedy who caught this nice rainbow just before the cold front arrived.  Beaver tailwaters: Winter is starting to push fall aside,...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week December 3-9, 2025

Advent, Festival Days, Light & Dark, Sagittarius & Beams of Light We are now in Advent, four weeks of preparing for something to appear....

The Coffee Table

The mystery of economics In high school, my economics teacher successfully encouraged me to drop his class—because I apparently just didn’t get it. And now, more...

The Reel News

Pictured is Jeff Ochs from Kansas, who caught this nice rainbow with Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service.  Beaver Tailwaters: Cooler air is working its way back...

American Insights

Wilson’s Stand for Suffrage, Part III of III Monday, September 30, 1918, dawned with news from the war front. “American guns pound foe’s last defenses,”...

From the Back Porch

Leaning against the porch rail I pitch a ball for the dog. Decades ago, I lost my overhand perfection: the ball arcs behind me...