Monthly Archives: July 2010

Patriotism… with a soul

Growing up, my folks did alot of talking… my Mom through my first 14 years, Dad after that. They were a tag team. After 6 kids, my Mom was probably talked out.  More likely, they had different specialties. My Mom with the patience and moral backstop, my Dad took over with the long view when [...]

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It All Comes Back

This started out as a post about Laura Ingalls Wilder, subject of our new Turning Points “interview”, and author beloved by legions of kids.  But there it was… in the New York Times this morning… landmark downtown movie theaters in the plains states are refusing to die.  Committees are springing up… bake sales… protests by law-abiding [...]

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