The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Some say the world will end in fire. Maybe they are right. Whether you cling to Biblical prophesy or believe the science of global warming and climate change, much of the world does seem to be on fire these days, and it seems to…
They are neither patriots or political prisoners, judges say – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal judges of both parties are harshly scolding defendants charged for their actions during the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, saying they are neither patriots or political prisoners, then letting them out of jail on minimum sentences…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Where else in America can you see in person a painting by Leonardo da Vinci? No where. Ginevra de’ Benci is a portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci of the 15th-century Florentine aristocrat Ginevra de’ Benci. The oil-on-wood portrait was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in…
Editor’s Note: How can we open up the eyes and ears, hearts and minds of human beings to face facts and help deal with humanity’s most pressing problems, like wearing masks and getting vaccines to avoid infection from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 and to prevent spreading the virus to others, or realizing that global…
It didn’t have to be this way. – Oh Alabama, New Orleans and Little Rock too It didn’t have to be this way When a free shot would do. YouTube: Neil Young – Alabama The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s 72 degrees in the city Trump called a swamp.…
Guest Column – By Robert Reich – Despair is worse after a brief period of hope. I don’t know about you, but I was elated earlier this spring when it seemed as if Trump and COVID were gone, and Biden seemed surprisingly able to get the nation rapidly back on track. Now much is sliding…
By Glynn Wilson – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — This city was not a pivotal location during the Civil War from 1861-65, but the often violent and deadly battle over removing the statue of Robert E. Lee in 2017 put Thomas Jefferson’s home town front and center in the national war on Confederate monuments and how today’s…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Alabama’s most vocal pro-Trump Republican Congressman, Mo Brooks — who will most likely win a seat in the United States Senate in November, 2022 since he has no effective opposition — will have to defend himself in a lawsuit claiming he was directly involved in inciting the…
Staff Report – A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Samuel Lazar, 35, of Ephrata, is charged with federal…
The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Proving the adage that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes,” and show that posting false information on the inter-web appears to be far more profitable than telling the truth, consider the case of…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — If ever there was a use for Twitter, other than Donald Trump’s tweets, it is the COVID Games in Tokyo. I almost feel sorry for NBC, but not really, since it is so easy to ignore the NBC Olympics Twitter feed along with The…
Secret Vistas – By Glynn Wilson – CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN, Md. — While tens of thousands of people flock to the iconic national parks of the American West in the summer travel season, exacerbating an already disastrous mega-drought and experiencing a record-breaking heat wave and an already out of control wildfire season, there are lesser known…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election. Michael Leon Brock, 54, of Walls,…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Florida man was sentenced to eight months in prison this week with 24 months of supervised release and a fine of $100 for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the…
Guest Column – By Robert Reich – Within hours, Jeff Bezos will blast off into space, a week after Richard Branson went up. Another small step for billionaires. Once upon a time, long long ago, people with names like John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Buzz Aldrin, and Sally Ride blasted into space. None was selected on…
“I do not feel obligated to believe that the same god who endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.” – Galileo Galilei Sunday Reader – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — In April of 1966, Time magazine set off a firestorm of public debate and made a…
By Glynn Wilson – THURMONT, Md. — Think about the picture in your head when someone mentions the word “slavery.” What comes to mind? Maybe you think of a black man or woman picking cotton in the American South, with a huge, white columned mansion in the background. That would be a “stereotype,” as Walter…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. — A New York man has been arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of counting the presidential election electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president, and Donald…
Staff Report – One of the suspects in the murder of Red Cross volunteer Brian Shaw of Alabama has been released on bail bond, according to a spokesman at the St. Clair County Jail in Asheville. Andray LaQuarn Pope Jr., 20, of Birmingham, was apprehended and charged with theft of property first and possession of…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sometimes epiphanies come in dreams. I had another one of those this morning as my brain was trying to coax my body into waking up. Not that I haven’t realized this before, and defied the knowledge. The scene was set in New Orleans, and…
