Archive for History
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Voting, Veterans and Vittles
By Eloise Graham Voting… The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” It was ratified on February 3, 1870 and a...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones A Haunting Challenge for October... Since it’s October and Halloween is fast approaching, spook stuff is in order. But first here is a little background on the whole Halloween phenomenon. What do I mean by “phenomenon”? All Saints or All Hallow Eve sprang up as a religious holi...
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Pumpkin Pie
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “It was October again ... a glorious October, all red and gold, with mellow mornings when the valleys were filled with delicate mists as if the spirit of autumn had poured them in for the sun to drain — amethyst, pearl, silver, rose, and smoke-blue. The dews were ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Could there be, or should there be an overwhelming bunch of thinking about why we collect things or just one thing and keep it around for all time to come. The big answer is that we choose to collect, and sometimes display the line of things we treasure building or buying a case ...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones On this day in history - QC Style Back when I was a kid, my dad had every radio in the house tuned to the local small town radio station. We listened to shows like the swap shop; where folks would come on the air and announce they were selling three good sized boxes of used Mason j...
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History Repeats Itself!
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Change comes fast; it’s acceptance that’s slow.” -Will Rogers Americans are disenchanted with both presidential candidates. Racial tension is widespread. The second amendment is being threatened by gun control advocates. Technology is mindboggling. And we...
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Sapphire Skies, Fantastic Fall Flowers and Gratitude for Grandparents
By Eloise Graham There just seems to be something about September skies. They always seem bluer; a deeper blue, a truer blue. Have you ever noticed that? A crisper blue, to go along with the crisper air as the days get shorter. The birthstone for September is the sapphire, and it is said that ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Like lots of other ideas, statements and documents, poetry is sometimes hard to understand. That’s because it is an individual take by the writer, reader or listener of an observation, an idea, and in the end, sometimes, imagination. My approach centers on observe and report. M...
