In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said …
It was November of 1943. The Second World War was in its fourth year. American troops, who had joined the struggle just …
For three months in the spring and summer of 1993 rain pounded the Mississippi River basin relentlessly. From Minnesota to Missouri, rivers …
Do a simple Google search on “gateway to hell” and you’ll be surprised at how many results you get. Some are sites …
Traveling west from the plains of North Dakota something interesting happens as you approach Billings. The land begins to break up. The …
In 1945 at the end of World War II a soldier named Bob Rodgers found himself stationed in the German province of …
As a general thing, interstate rest areas are nothing to get excited about. Most are pretty humdrum, featuring drab buildings with utilitarian …
Field of Dreams is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American. Naturally, some people despise it. In the spring of …
I suspect my daughter is a hillbilly. That is, I think she may have hillbilly blood running in her veins. How much …
Kaydan awoke in the middle of the night demanding Deet. I told him to go back to sleep, told him I was …
Lincoln wanted to get away. He said, “Find me a dock on a lake somewhere up north where I can dangle my …
Waiting for a cheeseburger at the McDonalds in Williston, North Dakota I noticed something I hadn’t seen for a long time. The …
My poor wife. She was lacking something. She was suffering a deficit. She had a hole where her experience of America had …
Fly Fishing has taught me to respect fish. In two days of fishing in the mountains outside Denver, Colorado I managed to …
On April 20th, 1999 two students entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and opened fire. One of the students, 18-year-old Eric …
