Month: December 2014

SHARPE: The Police

  The Police by Frank Sharpe   In our world there is a drive to see things either one way or the opposite way. Issues are presented only as left/right, up/down, or black/white. We’re inundated with pressure to choose a side and then defend that side no matter how ridiculous…

DEAR POLICE: Thank you.

  In the face of all of the protests nationwide over the death of a robber who tried to disarm a cop and a guy who should have followed lawful directions but didn't and died an hour later of a heart attack, we wanted to take a moment to thank…

D-Day plus one Ruminations: 42 months

Ruminations on D-Day.  Plus one. From Ace of Spades comments:   During the 3-1/2 years of World War 2 that started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and ended with the Surrender of Germany and Japan in 1945, "We the People of the U.S.A." produced the…

BOCH: It feels good to work out

From the December 2014 issue of GunNews. by John Boch I’m not 18-years-old anymore. What’s worse is that my body has been reminding me of this fact. So, about ten weeks ago, I grew tired enough of being out of shape to do something about it.  I joined a gym…

FERGUSON VIOLENCE: In Champaign, Illinois

So, are you living in denial thinking Ferguson-related violence is only for Chicago, St. Louis and other big cities? Think again. A woman driving by Champaign, Illinois' Centennial High School Thursday found something she wasn't expecting:  A protest originally organized on school grounds by three teachers had grown out of…