You've seen footage of the most recent mass shooting, this one yesterday in a shopping mall in Allen, Texas. And we've run through the obligatory components of the killing cycle: Shooter kills; People freak; Community in shock; Republicans offer...
Another Saturday, another mass slaughter in America, this time at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. This one is bad enough that after four hours, the Texas cops don't want to even give a confirmed fatality count, although the...
Let's give the governor of Texas a real ovation here, folks. This is some sleight of hand, some verbal legerdemain. Yesterday was yet another mass murder in America and Greg Abbott took the sting out of it for the...
Somewhere in the woods outside Cleveland, TX right now a mass murderer is hiding from the cops, unless he's already killed himself, which is one scenario. Last night five members of a family were murdered in their home. Their...
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck saying, Fellas it's too rough to feed ya. At 7 PM a main hatchway caved in, he said, Fellas it's been good to know ya   Gordon Lightfoot   The Wreck of...
This just hit me like a brick as I was getting ready to shut the laptop for the night, so here I am for another hour yet. Fortunately Teri is home to keep my article from looking like The...
There must be much cursing and wailing and gnashing of teeth going on right now in the Tennessee State House. The good ole boys who got rid of the two Tennessee reps, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson last week,...
The GOP should take a look at the picture, and of a clip in an article Ursula posted earlier in which students are chanting what just might become an iconic three phrases that will someday haunt Republicans.  (If there...
I was a young woman when the youth movement of the 1960's started up. I graduated from high school in 1971 and it was an era when we were wearing armbands at the very least, and some people were...
Every now and again events take on a life of their own. No one can predict when these will occur. After the fact, nobody can say why this particular incident was such a turning point. You know that a...

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has.

— Margaret Mead