I was in the news business for over 10 years. One of the longest days was 9/11. I had been working two months at the Americus Times-Recorder and at the time was the only regular reporter on staff as two others had quit the month before going to other papers. While Americus, Ga. was hundredsContinue reading “‘September 5’ Gets The Scoop”
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Liberation Day
There’s a saying that goes, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” As Donald Trump tries to revoke birthright citizenship, lead a mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and clamp down on basic rights for the LGBTQIA community, 80 years ago, the Soviet Union liberated Auschwitz-Birkenau, one of the most horrific places of human savagery,Continue reading “Liberation Day”
Do People Know What And Why They Are Protesting?
I’ve been kinda silent on the protests happening on college campus mainly because the whole Israeli-Palestine deal has been basically “Same Shit Different Day” for months. You can be both pro-Israel and pro-Palestine at the same time as long as you’re anti-Hamas and anti-Benjamin Netanyahu on the matter. I’m almost certain some Israeli are fedContinue reading “Do People Know What And Why They Are Protesting?”
‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Is A Nightmare That You Never Want To Experience
Christmas may be over but a movie like Jacob’s Ladder isn’t technically a Christmas movie. It’s set in the dreary late fall/early winter of December for a reason. It’s about the darkness a man experiences following a traumatic experience. Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) was once a philosophy professor but after his youngest son, Gabe (MacaulayContinue reading “‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Is A Nightmare That You Never Want To Experience”
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