As regular readers of this Memories series know, and new ones will soon discover, I enjoy sharing stories from my life and decades as a journalist. (All the links are below.) Especially if the stories seem to tell us about more than one immediate event.
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No, That Wood-Chopping Illegal Alien in Washington State Is Not a ‘Firefighter’ or ‘Victim’
Friday night, a relative sent me a text. That wasn’t unusual. He’s recently discovered texting as a vehicle to rant, and specifically, to rant at me. The context also wasn’t unusual. It was a rant about “fascist Trump.” Trump, he wrote, had sent his stormtroopers to Washington state…
Tim Walz Has the Sads—’I Get Tired of Myself at Times’
When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was trotted out on stage as Kamala Harris’ running mate in the 2024 presidential election, he promptly proved to the world that he was a cartoonish gaffe machine who came with a trolley car’s worth of political baggage. Did Kamala’s team even bother…
HUD Secy Scott Turner Schools Reporter on the Goal Behind Section 8 Time Limits: ‘Poverty Has No Party’
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner is making strides to divest illegal aliens from receiving government housing assistance. Turner is also pushing for President Donald Trump’s 2026 proposed budget which seeks, among other aims, to place a two-year time limit on Section 8 housing, hearkening…
The Perfect Metaphor for the NYC Mayoral Race Has Just Revealed Itself
I have to say that from the outside looking in, the New York City mayoral race has given me a sense of hopelessness about the Big Apple.
Hold Onto Your Hat; the ‘Walking Tall’ Cold Case Murder Has Been Solved
There are sometimes stories that you really don’t want to cover, but to remain true to yourself, you have to. This is one of them.
Britain on the Brink: New Poll Shows Staggering Number of Residents Think Country Is in ‘Bad State’
We’ve written about many of the problems Britain is experiencing—and the terrible choices their government has made over the years—because it’s a cautionary tale. Many of the policies that have led to its decline, like unfettered immigration from populations that despise the United Kingdom’s values, insane censorship, a…
Guess Which State’s Taxpayers Are Now Reportedly on the Hook After Trump Cut Off Kamala’s Secret Service
There are some things you just cannot make up, readers, and one of them is just how dedicated the Democrat Party is to placating those in their ranks most prone to failing upwards. The poster child for this that immediately springs to mind when thinking about California, of…
Sen. Kennedy Levels Pritzker, Newsom on Crime Issues and the Words ‘Princess’ and ‘Mafia’ Were Used
There’s been a lot of yada yadaing in recent weeks from both Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) in response to President Trump’s continued efforts to follow through with his campaign pledge to make America safe again.
Holiday Weekend Warning: East Coast Beaches Contaminated With Toxic Poo
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…