On Friday, June 22, many people gathered in the Oklahoma town of Tahlequah, the capital of the Cherokee Nation, to cheer on the 19 bicycle riders who made the journey from northern Georgia to northeaster Oklahoma riding about 950 miles along the way. This annual event was special this year as it was the 40thContinue reading “Remember The Removal Celebrates 40th Annual Bicycle Ride”
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Remembering D-Day
Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, otherwise known as D-Day. On June 6, 1944, the allied forces orchestrated a massive offensive that had been planned for years. Many of the people who fought in the offensive had trained for two years following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. There have been many movies madeContinue reading “Remembering D-Day”
Happy Cinco De Mayo
I want to wish everyone a Happy Cinco de Mayo if you celebrate. Unfortunately, if you’re celebrating today, it isn’t for Mexico’s Independence. Instead, it’s to celebrate Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexican army was led by Gen. Ignacio Zaragoza who later died from anContinue reading “Happy Cinco De Mayo”
‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Sets The Story Straight As An Arrow
I was at the news company’s Christmas luncheon when word spread of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. I was sitting in the lobby of the dorm at Georgia Southern University when I heard of the massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. These two incidents alone should’ve caused aContinue reading “‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’ Sets The Story Straight As An Arrow”
‘Glory’ A Bit Flawed 35 Years Later But Still Moving And Important
Growing up in the South, there was so much Civil War Lost Cause foolishness pushed on us that nowadays, many parents would be opposed to their kids taking a field trip to a war memorial. The Reconstruction Era has been horribly retold to others as a period of failure when instead it was actually aContinue reading “‘Glory’ A Bit Flawed 35 Years Later But Still Moving And Important”
‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Is Skunked
I think it was when Siskel & Ebert were reviewing the movie Buddy in which Rene Russo played real-life Gertrude Lintz who raised a gorilla from a baby. They said that some stories are better to read about in a magazine or book than they are to see in a movie. The Greatest Beer RunContinue reading “‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Is Skunked”
They Say “Never Forget 9/11” But Also “Forget About Jan. 6”
“It was a peaceful protest.” That’s the same mantra that has been spread for the past three years. On Jan. 6, 2021, many people stormed the U.S. Capitol Building with the intent to overthrow the certification of the Electoral Votes. There might have been some country bumpkins from the Tennessee/Kentucky borders in D.C. and suburbanitesContinue reading “They Say “Never Forget 9/11” But Also “Forget About Jan. 6””
‘Tombstone’ Retells How The West Was Won, For The Most Part
The story of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday had been told so many times before that in the early 1990s, attempts were being made to tell it like it really happened. Earp himself dabbled in acting before his death at 80 nearly 95 years ago. And early filmmakers weren’t really consumed with telling the truthContinue reading “‘Tombstone’ Retells How The West Was Won, For The Most Part”
And On Earth Peace
It’s one of those stories that you never hear about even though it’s been recanted by President Reagan, Reader’s Digest and featured on Unsolved Mysteries. Maybe the reason it hasn’t been made into a movie is that it’s just a story of several people coming together to have a dinner. But when you think aboutContinue reading “And On Earth Peace”
Zane Says 