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By Walter Patterson, 215 Reads
Wed, 04/28/2021 - 10:21 AM

Sometimes I feel like leaders or former leaders of the Republican Party just don’t get it.

By Walter Patterson, 303 Reads
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 03:00 PM

Human beings have a fascination with space.
Ancient humans studied the stars, and believe it or not, they made some very significant discoveries. Even before Galileo discovered that the earth orbited the sun and not the other way around, man has looked to the stars with curiosity and wonder.

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They put politics above public safety

By Walter Patterson, 713 Reads
Mon, 03/15/2021 - 10:20 AM

Can you tell me how many Americans have died of Covid-19? Can you tell me the most vulnerable group of people who die when exposed to Covid-19? Can you tell me which group resists the Covid-19 virus more than any other group? How many people have died purely from Covid-19?

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President Biden is doing exactly what he said he would do

By Walter Patterson, 808 Reads
Sat, 02/13/2021 - 08:00 AM

On this particular day, I was in a hurry. I needed to be at a certain place soon or I was going to be late. The train that was blocking my path had just triggered the lights, and it had three engines.

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Opinion: Are we near the end of our nation as we know it?

By Walter Patterson, 861 Reads
Mon, 01/18/2021 - 02:55 PM

If one studies history, he will find that most nations rise and fall in a relatively short period of time.
Democracies seems to exist for an even shorter time. The United States as a recognized country has existed for 232 years, and our demise may be overdue.

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Remembering the day that continues to live in infamy

By Walter Patterson, 1,113 Reads
Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:09 AM

“Yesterday, December 7, 1941 - a date that will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” These words mark the beginning of Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “Infamy Speech” where he asked Congress for a declaration of war against Japan.

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Get ready for the polls to be wrong again

By Walter Patterson, 1,688 Reads
Fri, 10/30/2020 - 09:48 AM

When I taught school, I always wanted to challenge my students with problems that required them to think. I would give the problems to them with the hope that they would use either deductive or inductive reasoning.

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Report card for the presidential debates

By Walter Patterson, 647 Reads
Sun, 10/11/2020 - 10:29 AM

I am surprised that Joe Biden showed up for the debate last Tuesday night, but he fooled me. Biden has been one of the most reclusive presidential candidates in history, and every bone in my body kept telling me that he would find an excuse to bug out at the last minute.

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Hypocrisy of the left exposed

By Walter Patterson, 1,142 Reads
Wed, 09/16/2020 - 11:08 AM

Nancy Pelosi gets a “blow out” without a mask, and the entire world sees what a phony she is. Then she blames getting caught on the salon owner and demands an apology.

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This pandemic has been blown out of proportion

By Walter Patterson, 11,212 Reads
Fri, 08/21/2020 - 11:10 AM

I overheard a baseball player tell another player, “You are what your numbers say you are.” Of all of the skill games, baseball is probably the most difficult to play. Hitting a 95 mile per hour fast ball takes great skill, tremendous eyesight, and superhuman reflexes.

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