
My personal Substack
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| Issues | 109 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 20 days ago |
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I hate writing about politics. It’s unfortunate that politics are a necessary evil in our system of government. What many of us see today is government by money. Pay to play. I can’t pay much so my play is limited to some dark cornere. Thos...
Image as used by Pew Research Center in Americans’ Trust in One Another (May 8, 2025), one of several sources consulted for this essay.
Has trust simply faded on its own, or was it actively damaged, manipulated, or taken from us? Does it e...
Before traditional media died. Substacking the hard way.
Just a brief post tonight before I get back to organizing some thoughts about trust.
Substack has become a much-needed source of news and opinion at a time when too much traditional...
LANDSLIDE byFinn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News
Words matter. The words we choose shape how a story is understood or how an argument is presented. The wrong word—whether used accidentally or deliberately—can strengthen or weaken an argument. Wh...
Donald Trump likes attention, but not negative attention. Is he the most thin-skinned president ever? While that often seems to be the case, he has company. In fact, more than you might expect. Several earlier presidents could honestly be d...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
I’m a Baby Boomer, a farm kid turned cop, retired and writing from the heartland. I'm into history, photography, travel, and grandkids. Subjects of my writing is best described as eclectic.
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