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As I watched the 9/11 25th Commemoration and listened with tears in my eyes as family members read the names of family members killed, I then grew angry. Our self involved president wouldn’t come to the New York memorial because he wasn’t allowed to speak. It wasn’t about him. He wasn’t interested. He would go

On the morning of September 11th, I was having breakfast listening to the news on the radio. Suddenly, there was a report of a small plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I immediately turned on the television and saw the second plane hit the second tower. I was the Executive Producer of the 11

Sailor Doris Miller woke up at 6am on December 7, 1941 aboard the USS West Virginia in Pearl Harbor. He served breakfast mess and was collecting laundry at 7:57am when a Japanese aircraft carrier fired seven torpedoes at the West Virginia. There was a call to battle stations. Dorie, as he was called, was assigned

The cleanest and cheapest energy is wind and solar power. The most expensive energy is from oil, gas and coal which are dirty and costly. There are companies that have invested billions of dollars and years of planning in partnership with federal agencies to develop wind power. Wind power alone would provide power for millions

In the small Maine town of Biddeford there is a big dried red stain on the street. Spray painted next to it are the words, “This is Blood”. It was the scene of the second ICE ambush and killing in the last week. As usual, there are different versions of what actually happened. ICE agents

We’re in the middle of a year long celebration of America at 250 years old. There are celebrations and events across the country marking the creation of one of the world’s greatest  experiments, a democratic government that answers to those who are governed. We grew into the country the world looked up to and counted

I don’t remember exactly when it started. Was it age related? Or was it something worse? I started blanking on people’s names. People I knew very well, friends and people I had worked with for many years. Even famous people like movie stars and ball players. I’d have to stop and concentrate to bring up

It started with the woman who almost never speaks in public. Suddenly, last Thursday Melania Trump walked out to a podium in the White House in her perfectly tailored suit and talked about the last thing her husband wants to hear about, Jeffery Epstein. She said, “The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein

I was listening to sports talk radio when I heard an interview with New York Post Sports Columnist Mike Vaccaro. He’s written a new book about George Steinbrenner. Being a life long Yankees fan, it caught my interest. I remembered there was a sports writer at the Post who was a St. Bonaventure University graduate.

What’s happened to our country? We are in the middle of an undeclared war crippling the world’s oil supply. We watch the Middle East on fire every day. Thousands killed including US service personnel with no end in sight. Gas prices climbing by the hour. Hours long lines at airports. Our government is unable to