George is saying farewell to writing a weekly column but like most writers, he probably won’t just fade away…

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Note from Rich Heiland, emptyingmybrain… For almost 60 years, George S. Smith worked as a newspaper reporter, photographer, investigative journalist, newspaper association executive, travel writer, higher education instructor, motivational speaker, Continue Reading →

George has a short list of people who have tired him out….

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Stray thoughts from the brain pan             Every single person on this planet, now, then, and in the future, had/has/will have something that irritates the unholy hell out of them.       That Continue Reading →

A headline is supposed to draw you into a story, right? George shares some that he couldn’t resist.

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            HEADLINES ARE NOT the story, but it is a worldwide truism that many people interested in news simply read or glance at the headlines and then decide what articles to read.             That makes Continue Reading →

Enough of doom and gloom! George wants to yuck it up for a while!

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Woe is me! Remember the old “Heehaw” television show skit about “bad luck”? “Gloom, despair and agony on me Deep dark depression, excessive misery….” It seems sometimes the world is Continue Reading →

I had no idea who Katie Britt was and now I wish I still didn’t know…..

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What were Republicans thinking? A former cheerleader, over-acting from her sparkling unnaturally clean kitchen is going to win over the women? KATIE BRITT.             Excuse me, make that Senator Katie Britt, Continue Reading →

The out-dated confusing system that insults and devalues voters – the Electoral College. We could get rid of it…

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EVERY ELIGIBLE PERSON in the United States should vote. Every vote does matter….and ought to count in every election.             Let’s talk about the pros and cons of the Electoral College, shall Continue Reading →

Where have all the heroes gone? We seem to be accepting more and more of less and less when it comes to our leaders

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            I HAVE FRIENDS who proudly wear the label of “Conservative.” They wear it like a badge of honor and proudly display it for all to see; I have friends who have Continue Reading →

George Smith, as created by Artificial Intelligence, is amazing…… especially in George’s eyes

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George prefers the way AI views him, as opposed to…… THIS COLUMN HAS explored, in the past, the explosion of artificial intelligence applications (AI), listed the benefits, especially in the medical Continue Reading →

Remember “Q,” the whack-job “Trumped up” right-wing site aimed at firing up and ripping off the folks wrapped in tin foil? It’s still out there.

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For years “Q” has made up the wildest conspiracy theories and pedaled them to those in love with Trump. To anyone with a functioning brain, it’s a clown show. Sad Continue Reading →