What he didn’t say.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to claim victory in Ukraine during his “Victory Day” speech yesterday. He didn’t. In fact, he didn’t say very much. Putin didn’t announce an…
A crises.
A “60 Minutes” story really got my attention. The mental health crises among our young people. Suicide. It was happening pre-pandemic. It got worse during and since. Sharyn Alfonsi tells…
It’s been a week.
Heading into the weekend, I realize the news has been busy and all over the place this week. I was just looking at my blog posts. The sad loss of…
One million dead.
NBC News reports that one million Americans have now died from Covid. It’s hard to process. One million lives lost in this country. As bad as this sounds, it’s actually…
The Fallout
I knew there would be a lot of fallout from the leaked Roe v. Wade opinion, but I had no idea just how much. The obvious thing is protests. Both…
Roe v. Wade
I have always believed that abortion rights would be the one issue that would eventually tear this country apart. Even more today, I believe it. There is no changing of…
You just never know.
You just never know what people are going through. I’m referring to Naomi Judd. In case you haven’t heard, she died. The alert came on my phone late Saturday afternoon.…
That was close.
A missile attack by Russia into Ukraine struck right next door to the hotel where representatives of the United Nations were staying. No U.N. staff were there, but this is…
What’d I Miss?
A few days away from the news is good for the soul. Okay, I’m never completely away, but I was not immersed in it. I’m a news producer’s worst nightmare,…
Home. Part 2
My trip to Paris, Texas, is ending. I’m at DFW airport waiting for my flight home. I approached this trip with excitement and dread. It had been over two years…