Author: Alan Webber
A SPACE IN TIME – CHAPTER 10
The following morning Lincoln arose and looked out the window onto the front lawn. The first thing he noticed was a throng of people standing a hundred yards away being held back by a…
ILLINOIS RESIDENTS ARE REACHING THEIR BREAKING POINT
As a small business owner employing 20 hardworking Illinoisans, I’ve reached the point where I wonder how much longer businesses like mine can survive under the policies coming out of Springfield. Every year, it…
TWO VIRGINIANS. TWO ARMIES. TWO DIFFERENT LEGACIES History remembers Robert E. Lee as the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Over the past twenty-five years, several Lee statues have been removed…
ENOCH ASHLEY’S LAST SONG
Greg Baldry was sixteen when the band Frigid Pink released the classic song, House of the Rising Sun. He heard it on a jukebox in a local malt shop in the small Midwestern town…
HAPPY 250th BIRTHDAY, AMERICA
250 Years. It’s been one hell of a run, hasn’t it? A quarter century ago, fifty-six men signed what was, in effect, their own death warrant. Had the Revolution failed, many would have…
DO WE WANT AMERICA TO LOOK LIKE CALIFORNIA?
At this early stage, it appears the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 is California Governor Gavin Newsom. Kamala Harris remains a possibility, but after her decisive defeat in 2024, I…
THE LEGACY OF GREATNESS – CHICAGO CUBS 2ND BASEMAN THROUGH THE YEARS.
When baseball fans think about the Chicago Cubs, certain positions seem forever linked to legendary players. Ernie Banks at shortstop. Ron Santo at third base. Billy Williams in left field. But perhaps no position…
AMERICA AT 250: A GRATEFUL CITIZEN’S REFLECTION
As a 68-year-old man who has spent most of his life in a small town, I’ve had plenty of time to think about what makes this country so special. As America celebrates 250 years…
A TRILLION DOLLARS
Congratulations to Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire. Born in South Africa before immigrating to Canada and eventually the United States, Musk crossed a financial threshold that would have seemed unimaginable just a…
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