Posted July 12, 2023in Guest View
Fourteen veterans who are buried Clarinda State Hospital cemetery will finally be given a formal military funeral. Like many Iowans, I watched the parades, speeches, fireworks and pageantry of the Fourth of July celebrations and felt a sense of pride in those who helped make America a special country. I
Read More →I hear a lot about white privilege. I grew up in Martin county, Kentucky. We were considered one of the poorest counties in the United States. In April, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson and his entourage of staff, secret service, media and other politicians swarmed into the county seat of
Read More →How many friends do you have? Thousands? If you are on Facebook, you may have close to 5,000 friends and tens of thousands of more “friends” via Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or various other social media connections. Are you really connected? Can you really call these social media friends, “friends?” How
Read More →Don’t give in that you cannot do any better. You can do better if you put your mind to doing better. If you give up then you don’t have a chance. The only people who do better and go forward are those who try. Everyone has the freedom to try.
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Cleared for takeoff
On a late fall afternoon in 1954, Iowa Governor William Beardsley got behind the wheel of his own car and headed south from Ames on old Highway 60. He and the First Lady had been visiting Iowa State. Just after sunset, only a few miles north of Des Moines, as
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