by admin | Apr 13, 2021 | Art, Books, Christianity, Civil rights, History, Humanities, Information technology, Literature, Personal history, Racism, Religion, Social Media, Technology, Volunteerism
How does one portray the life of a man whose ultimate fate was a hanging at the hands of the Gestapo, with just four weeks left until the German surrender in World War II? Even an experienced professional actor might find that role daunting. I played that role last...
by admin | Feb 28, 2021 | Aging, Chicago, Coronavirus, Education, Government, Healthcare, History, Medical, Personal health, Personal history, Public health, Restaurants, Weather
I am not a doubter when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccines. All I want to do is sign up and let them put a sharp needle in my arm and inoculate me. Do it twice if the vaccine demands it. Even my experience in early February with the shingles vaccine cannot deter me. On...
by admin | Jan 31, 2021 | Activism, Books, Crime, Government, History, Journalism, National security, Personal history, Political philosophy, Politics, Public safety
Within the last week, I finished reading a nearly 800-page biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, which may raise the question of why I took the trouble. I started only after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election but refused to concede and persisted in disseminating the...
by admin | Dec 6, 2020 | Activism, Climate, Coastal Management, Disaster, Environment, Floodplain management, Government, Hazard Mitigation, History, Natural Hazards, Public policy, Resilience, Science, Technology, Water
Last Wednesday, December 2, the U.S. Senate passed the Digital Coast Act in a final vote that sent the legislation to President Trump for his signature. If that happens, it may provide a very useful gift to thousands of coastal communities wrestling with a wide...
by admin | Nov 23, 2020 | Activism, Agriculture, Books, Civil rights, Climate, Economic development, Environment, Government, Hazard Mitigation, History, Immigration, Industry, Nature, Politics, Public health, Public policy, Racism, Resilience, Science, Urban Planning, Water, Weather
A presidential transition has always been a time to look forward in American history, anticipating change, contemplating new directions. Sometimes we like the new direction, sometimes we don’t; sometimes we think it just doesn’t go far enough to remedy the problems we...
by admin | Nov 1, 2020 | Activism, Coronavirus, Crime, Government, History, Journalism, National security, Personal history, Political philosophy, Politics, Public safety, Terrorism
In two days, those who have not yet voted by mail or in person at an early voting site will have their last chance to express their views on America’s future. It is by far the starkest choice in my lifetime, and I will add that Harry Truman was in the White House when...
