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Charity fo None

Re: Combined Federal Campaign 2026             The latest outrage of the tЯump administration is an attack on charitable giving. That’s right, his hand-picked Director of the US Office of Personnel Management wants to end the Combined Federal Campaign. The CFC is the government’s way to enable military and civilian employees to give through payroll deductions.Continue reading “Charity fo None”

Streusel

If I must be truthful,  Magda made good streusel.  Baked with mother’s pride,  Before her children died.  Her eyes like Heaven’s blue,  Her blood, so pure and true.  Standing by her man,  To carry out The Plan.  A Mother’s Cross for her,  Of right, she was so sure.  The lies became her truth,  And reason was forsooth.  She taught her kids toContinue reading “Streusel”

Civil War Forgiveness

Captain William Monks was from West Plains, Missouri, where my Great-Great-Grandfather fought a battle in February 1862. A Union man, Monks and his family suffered greatly at the hands of Rebel bushwhackers and irregular troops. Escaping certain death in captivity, he joined the Union Army, spending the rest of the war fighting those who hadContinue reading “Civil War Forgiveness”

Political Violence

ENOUGH! These are contentious times. America has been polarized by hate and division.. We used to have responsible political discourse. We listened to each other and politely disagreed. Sometimes, that disagreement would lead to a great compromise that moved us forward to solve the problems of the day. The US Constitution was such a compromise.Continue reading “Political Violence”

Chapter 20: Helena

    Co I, 3d Iowa Vol Cav      Camp Curtis, Ark      July 15, 1862  Dear Margaret,  Sorry I haven’t written. We have been on the march through hostile territory since April. We arrived at Helena, Ark on the 11th. We can now receive and send mail by steamboat, since Helena is on the Mississippi.  Tell Ma and Pa that WillisContinue reading “Chapter 20: Helena”

Havre ‘Neath the Streets

The glass block sidewalk gives off a glow, to light up the secrets hidden below. Wet your whistle at the Eagle Saloon,   as the piano plays a Scott Joplin tune. Way in the back the poker game’s on,   they’ll still be there well after dawn. The cowboys and Indians are a helluva sight,Continue reading “Havre ‘Neath the Streets”

Yellowstone Quake

            Kaboom!             The sound was deafening. It rattled the windows and shook the walls. It seemed to suck the air right out of the room as it moved off.             Instinctively. I dashed for the door. My boss chuckled.             “That was a sonic boom.”             The date was August 18, 1959, my 15thContinue reading “Yellowstone Quake”