Monthly Archives: June 2022

Uvalde: The Slaughter of Innocents

Posted on June 9, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “This is on you until you choose to do something different … This will continue to happen. Somebody needs to stand up for the children of this state or they will continue to be killed just … Continue reading →

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TCS: D-Day and the “Good War”

Posted on June 6, 2022 by wordcloud9

  Good Morning ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment.____________________________ “Four years ago our … Continue reading →

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A Poem for National Cheese Day

Posted on June 4, 2022 by wordcloud9

Donald Hall (1928-2018) American poet, writer, editor, and literary critic. He was the author of over 50 books across several genres from children’s literature, biography, memoir, essays, and 22 volumes of verse. He was the first poetry editor of The … Continue reading →

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America The Great

Posted on June 2, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor Ceaseless onslaughts mounted against the ramparts of democracy characterizing factions of the body politic, and a significant portion of American society, will undoubtedly have existential implications for global democracy. The normally placid and unflappable U.S. Attorney-General … Continue reading →

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