I recently received a catalog, advertising historical tours mostly in the United States and Europe, where Americans have been involved in battles. Most of them were from the Civil War and World War II. [Read more…]

It was about five minutes until midnight on New Year’s Eve. I checked the time on both my watch and my cell phone. I went to my front door to welcome in the New Year of 2019. [Read more…]

Christmas was here again. Many people had family get togethers for Christmas. My wife and I don’t have family in the area to celebrate with. I am an only child and my wife and I do not have children. Her sister and her family [Read more…]

I will always remember  the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. My dad and mom and I had gone to visit my aunt and uncle in the northeast part of East St. Louis. They had the radio on, and the radio program was [Read more…]

November is almost gone. It has been a very busy month.

First we had “Election Day” on Tuesday, November 6, and before it, our community was flooded with political signs, and television and radio had all of the political announcements every time you turned one on. Our [Read more…]