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 …
In the months following the murder there was scarcely an hour when the earth did not shake. The sound of it was …
Face it. There are some things you are not permitted to do. For example, you cannot perform surgery without a license. You …
When the squadron leader gave the signal, we hurried forward, crouching and firing, trying to get to an overturned cable spool where …
Clark Kent is resigning from the Daily Planet. Times have changed and Kent doesn’t appreciate the tabloid-like direction the paper is taking. …
The United States today is a country of two different people, liberals and conservatives. The partisan divide is stark and unnerving. But …
Sometime around 10:30am on the morning of Saturday, November 12th, 2011, a 24-year-old Danvers, Massachusetts man knocked on his neighbor’s door. When …
Here’s a tip for any would-be hikers out there. Don’t trust the Internet. The trouble is anyone can post anything on the …
When I was a boy of about nine I had a sexual awakening. A friend and I were wandering along a rural …
