George is a poet and didn’t know it; or, he isn’t and doesn’t know it. At any rate, a different approach to commentary straight from Bedspring Ridge, Arkansas…..

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New year: Trying something new In writing more than 7,000 newspaper opinion columns in more than 50 years, this is the only one ever written in free-verse poetry form. It is Continue Reading →

Good-bye to 2023 and some really bad brand, and hello to 2024 when….well, who knows?

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The name game played by folks in all walks of life – from scientists to politicians to activists to reactionary and wrong-headed activists, all can be disconcerting. Being politically correct Continue Reading →

Answer me this: Why do so many Americans think we are being swamped by unchecked rises in crime when……actually we are not

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Sensational media, social media mask the data from the FBI. We are not being taken over by a swarm of violent criminals. It’s time to pay attention to where we Continue Reading →

There is no “right” in the Middle East and other bloody conflicts; There is plenty of “right” in the Republican Party but it’s not a good “right”

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We’ve lost sight of how to treat people. Period. As for the far-right Republicans, they seem to be suffering “death by a thousand paper cuts.” Sick and tired of being Continue Reading →