THE SIMMONS SPIRIT SOCIETY
New Year’s Eve 2025…the belfry of the old Simmons mansion – On a winter night in Rachel, Kansas, the Simmons mansion looked exactly the way small-town legends insist old mansions should look —…
RENAMING THE KENNEDY CENTER MISSES THE POINT
Ever been to the Kennedy Center in New York City? Me neither. Yet our money helps fund it. The Center receives roughly $45 million per year in federal support, and now President Trump has…
TRUMP’S FIRST YEAR OF HIS SECOND TERM – A VIEW FROM CHEBANSE ILLINOIS
Written from the perspective of a 67-year-old former resident of Chebanse, IL, a Trump and MAGA supporter reflecting on the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term. I grew up in Chebanse…
THE ART OF A BETTER RESOLUTION
A New Year’s resolution is often framed as not doing something; quit this, stop that. But real, lasting change usually works better when we focus on positive actions we want to build, not behaviors…
GOVERNOR PRITZKER’S AMBITIONS REQUIRES PROVEN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP – AND HASN’T
Political ambition is not a flaw and is often necessary for quality leadership. But ambition must be matched by results, particularly for executives who seek national office. Governors, more than most elected officials, leave…
MURPHY’S BOOKSTORE
Saturday morning, Harry Murphy awoke from a deep, untroubled sleep in his suburban Cleveland, Ohio home. He reached for the alarm clock beside the bed and shut it off before it could disturb his…
THE UNFORGIVEN
Excerpt – Sample Chapter Three hours earlier… Even though the University of Arizona had dismissed students two weeks early for Christmas break, Tyler Martin and Josh Sykes stayed behind for baseball practice…and…
OUR EXCITING PLANS FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE – YET AGAIN
This New Year’s Eve will mark roughly our 25th anniversary of being sound asleep while much of the rest of the world is out partying like it’s an Olympic event. When it comes…
THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS AND THE ORIGINS OF SANTA CLAUS
Christmas is celebrated around the world as a season of joy, generosity, and togetherness. But the holiday we know today is filled with decorated trees, gift-giving, twinkling lights, and Santa Claus has a history…
