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Independent journalist, photojournalist, former newspaper editor, piano tuner-tech. Love sociology, poli-sci, in-depth analysis of important cultural issues, good friends, honest debate, and learning how to be a better person in a challenging world.
Democracy needs your courage. Protestors gather the day after Thanksgiving in Edwardsville to support good government and democracy, as freezing cold as it was.
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Democracy needs your courage. Protestors gather the day after Thanksgiving in Edwardsville to support good government and democracy, as freezing cold as it was.
A whole lot of peaceful protestors and a few fearsome frogs hopped downtown for another protest Friday in Edwardsville. Do we really want to live in a country run by a king, dictator, or tyrant, of any nature? The frogs say NO!
November 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A whole lot of peaceful protestors and a few fearsome frogs hopped downtown for another protest Friday in Edwardsville. Do we really want to live in a country run by a king, dictator, or tyrant, of any nature? The frogs say NO!
Don't give up the ship, or the car, or the house, or due process, or the principles of fairness and equal treatment before the law, or the country, or your humanity.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Don't give up the ship, or the car, or the house, or due process, or the principles of fairness and equal treatment before the law, or the country, or your humanity.
Someday, hopefully, we will see justice. Today wasn't that day, but we won't forget.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Someday, hopefully, we will see justice. Today wasn't that day, but we won't forget.
'An encounter with a migrant is an encounter with Christ' -- Pope Francis
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
'An encounter with a migrant is an encounter with Christ' -- Pope Francis
It's all a matter of ideas.
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
It's all a matter of ideas.
Dozens of peaceful protestors in Edwardsville, standing up for truth and fairness, and in opposition to the lawlessness and corruption in D.C.
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Dozens of peaceful protestors in Edwardsville, standing up for truth and fairness, and in opposition to the lawlessness and corruption in D.C.
A whole bunch of good, decent Americans in Edwardsville today, who care about the freedom to lives their own lives, and the lives of others, free of tyranny and the oppressive hand of a dictator.
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A whole bunch of good, decent Americans in Edwardsville today, who care about the freedom to lives their own lives, and the lives of others, free of tyranny and the oppressive hand of a dictator.
Elections do not mean that the winner is entitled to run your life and the culture and the economy and social media and the internet and international trade, like they are a god, all the while committing act of brutality and unconstitutionality that are straight up illegal and immoral.
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Elections do not mean that the winner is entitled to run your life and the culture and the economy and social media and the internet and international trade, like they are a god, all the while committing act of brutality and unconstitutionality that are straight up illegal and immoral.
Things are so Cuckoo for Cocoa Puff in the nation's capitol, even the dinosaurs are coming back from extinction to protest.
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Things are so Cuckoo for Cocoa Puff in the nation's capitol, even the dinosaurs are coming back from extinction to protest.
Braving the rough terrain in Central Illinois, with some bizarre looking clouds, freezing temps, and a bit of snow from the night before.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Braving the rough terrain in Central Illinois, with some bizarre looking clouds, freezing temps, and a bit of snow from the night before.
Science: good for the mind, good for the community, good for the nation, and good for the globe.
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Science: good for the mind, good for the community, good for the nation, and good for the globe.
Dozens of peaceful protestors stood their ground for common sense, the Constitution, and a nation with NO KINGS, in Edwardsville, IL today, peaceful, determined, and the numbers are as strong as ever, new people showing up all the time...
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dozens of peaceful protestors stood their ground for common sense, the Constitution, and a nation with NO KINGS, in Edwardsville, IL today, peaceful, determined, and the numbers are as strong as ever, new people showing up all the time...
Lots and lots of good people in Edwardsville, Illinois, taking a stand today or civility, democracy, due process, law and order, and peaceful coexistence! Stop the lawlessness and respect people's civil rights, why is that so hard?
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Lots and lots of good people in Edwardsville, Illinois, taking a stand today or civility, democracy, due process, law and order, and peaceful coexistence! Stop the lawlessness and respect people's civil rights, why is that so hard?
Watch out for that sandwich!
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Watch out for that sandwich!
An apt quote from Sinclair Lewis.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
An apt quote from Sinclair Lewis.
In Carlinville, Illinois, speaking truth to power. The lawlessness in D.C. has to stop.
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In Carlinville, Illinois, speaking truth to power. The lawlessness in D.C. has to stop.
Carlinville, Illinois, protesting in support of vets, law and order, common decency, truth, and an end to the lawlessness and callous policies coming out of D.C.
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Carlinville, Illinois, protesting in support of vets, law and order, common decency, truth, and an end to the lawlessness and callous policies coming out of D.C.
The Historic State House in Vandalia, Illinos, which I pass by frequently." It is significant for its association with Abraham Lincoln, who served in the House of Reps. In 1974 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wonder what he would be thinking if he were alive today?
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The Historic State House in Vandalia, Illinos, which I pass by frequently." It is significant for its association with Abraham Lincoln, who served in the House of Reps. In 1974 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wonder what he would be thinking if he were alive today?
People have rights. Respect them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
People have rights. Respect them.
My favorite 'monument' along Route 40 near Effingham.
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
My favorite 'monument' along Route 40 near Effingham.
Make America Kind Again
September 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Make America Kind Again