It was October of 1982. Jefferson Starship--complete with Kantner and Grace Slick--was launching a 20-day tour with a concert at Illinois State University. A local minister, Rev. Wesley Ates of the First Pentecostal Church in Bloomington, Ill., had … [Read more...] about Paul Kantner vs. the preacher
A view from up north
A Canadian friend placed a copy of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new book, “Right Here Right Now,” in my hands for Christmas. Harper writes a lot about what’s happening in the United States these days, acknowledging its impact on his home … [Read more...] about A view from up north
Painful memories on a Kristallnacht anniversary
Thirty years ago, on the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a Holocaust survivor spoke publicly for the first time about the horrors he had seen and what he had done as a teenage guerilla/partisan, fighting German Nazi invaders in what is now … [Read more...] about Painful memories on a Kristallnacht anniversary
Flick writes about coincidence
Nobody loves a coincidence more than long-time columnist Bill Flick. He wrote about one relating to the Hendricks case (even included a photo) at the end of a recent column. Find it … [Read more...] about Flick writes about coincidence
The title game in an Alabama bar
“We’re having to eat some humble stew.” That assessment came from Noah, sitting a couple bar seats away as the clock wound down on Alabama’s scoreless second half and Clemson was about to complete a stunning rout of the Crimson Tide and be crowned … [Read more...] about The title game in an Alabama bar
The Woodward book
After what I had read, heard and seen about Bob Woodward's "Fear," I never actually expected to find anything positive in the book about President Trump. Okay, there's not much. But there is some. Yet in the end our president comes off as … [Read more...] about The Woodward book