Honoring the Past, Building a Future
I am writing this Main Street blog piece as we wait for the prisoner release. In the mystery of things, I hope all those who have labored over the years to bring peace to the Middle East, know of this breakthrough. Two of my heroes are on my mind. James A. Baker III and Henry … Continue reading Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Prayer for the Middle East
"Reflections on a time when education built character, and graduation honored it." Stepheny Forgue Houghtlin Evanston Township High School was a top public school in the country when I graduated. I think there were 635+ students in my class. To this day, I’m still in touch with the close friends I made in those years. … Continue reading Stepheny Reflects On 2025 Graduation Speeches
It is bad enough leaving Goldsboro after a fabulous Main Street Conference, but harder still is the loss of a storyteller with wonderful tales to tell. I was fortunate to spend time with a grand friend, TMB, while attending the Main Street Conference in Goldsboro, NC. He is a storyteller, my favorite kind, that talks … Continue reading Wayne County – Recollections of a Grandfather’s Grocery Store: A Boy’s Journey Through Nostalgia
Below is a short video clip with Marlon Brando who plays the inarticulate protagonist, Terry Malloy, in the movie, On The Waterfront. He tells us he could have been a contender. Vice President Harris could have been a contender too. She is in charge of the border that the Biden administration has been telling us … Continue reading Beyond Rocky Mount: What Marlon Brando and Kamala Harris Have In Common
Do you recall a joke, Two Boats and a Helicopter, from younger days? It is about the man on the roof waiting to be rescued? The man refuses several rescue attempts from the approaching floodwaters. He tells each of the rescuers, "God will save me." Having turned down the last attempt, he drowns in the … Continue reading Beyond Rocky Mount: Are We Going To Ignore Two Boats and a Helicopter?
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