Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
The America-Israeli connection: a love of democracy and freedom by the peoples of both nations. Israel’s Prime Minister’s, Benjamin Netanyahu, speech before a joint session of congress and his follow up interview with on the Shawn Hannity program was perhaps the most refreshing defense of freedom and liberty I have watched in recent years. I was watching a man who knew what he believed in … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Monday is Memorial Day 2011 – a national holiday to honor those men and women who gave or were willing to give their lives to defend the freedoms all Americans cherish.
While the vast majority of all Americans hope that those veterans who have died in establishing and preserving America’s freedoms for nearly 240 years have not died in vain there is a small … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Graduation, whether it be from high school, from a technical college or university is always a family event worth celebrating – especially for the graduate. It is an accomplishment worth celebrating. And my family is no different – we will be celebrating the graduation of two grandchildren, grandson Cody Barnett from high school in Gainesville Georgia and granddaughter Erin Shaw from Brigham Young University in … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey
Was the killing of Osama bin Laden a coup or was it a diversion. Perhaps it was both! It was a coup from the standpoint of him being on a presidential “hit list” for over ten years, but it was also a diversion to divert attention away from the ten years America has been spending itself into near bankruptcy. The question now, after the CIA found … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
On May 6, 1999 the Tribune published my first Mother’s Day tribute to my mother. Ironically the day it was published was the day Mother was buried in the family cemetery in Huron County, Michigan.
That was a difficult day. But sooner or later most of us figure it out that mankind came into mortality for a grand purpose: to be tested and tried and … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
The answer to this question depends, I suppose, on the issue causing a public uproar. History reminds us that ‘public uproars’ have been around for a long time. Some have led to peaceful change while others have led to wars and blood baths for millions of people.
Public uproars are a part of governing. America’s Revolutionary and Civil Wars were public uproars. The Tea Party … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
A little over 50 years ago, at age 33, my life changed forever when I entered the waters of baptism and covenanted with my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and become one of his disciples.
Baptisms, regardless of one’s personal faith, are considered to be a time for family celebrations – a time to rejoice. But my baptism created just the opposite – it created … Read more...
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Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
I, like many Americans, have been caught up in the frenzy of college basketball’s March Madness march to the Final Four playoffs. But while watching the North Carolina – Washington game one play caused me to recall Jethro’s counsel to Moses anciently and how that counsel applies to self government, as … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Recently, while watching the political process (democracy) play out in Wisconsin, my mind recalled the words of an ancient king who was in the process of turning his kingdom over to a government ruled ‘by the voice of the people.’
This king’s words pertinent to what is happening in Wisconsin, and to a lesser extent here in Georgia and even here in Cherokee County read: … Read more...
NOTE: This Observation Column was published March 17 in the Cherokee Tribune and I received two call that day from ex-service men who were serving in Japan at the same time, one on my base at Matsushima, Japan.
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Anyone watching the aftermath of the 9.0 earthquake, followed by many lesser earthquakes, and the 33 foot high tsunami that hit northern Japan last week had to … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Apparently I was born in the wrong generation because I find it hard to comprehend and fully use the internet technology (IT) available today. Yes, I have a computer, and yes, I use the internet, but when my computer goes down, as they all do, I have to turn to a younger generation to restore my computer.
My difficulties today with today’s IT technology, I … Read more...
Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Last week I paid my tribute to Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president. Today I will pay tribute to Georgia Washington, America’s 1st president – and whose 279th birthday anniversary will be next Tuesday, February 22. He was born in 1732 in Virginia.
The accolades I could use for George Washington are far too many for my limited space so I will reflect only on the … Read more...