Observations©
By Donald S. Conkey
Civility in politics is possible – but not very likely! Politics is the means whereby free people express themselves and choose candidates for public office whose views of government are most closely in tune with their own views of government. In recent days I have been told by many that they refuse to watch the TV or read the paper because they are ‘turned off’ … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – In my nearly 83 years there have been few years when there were no wars, or rumors of wars going on somewhere in the world. The United States of America was either directly or indirectly involved in nearly all of these wars. And in nearly all of these wars large numbers of human beings, of every race, religion and ethnic background, were enslaved. They were … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – “Can you believe …” is the punch line for a popular TV commercial used to grab the attention of older women. But today I have borrowed this line to reflect on a Cherokee Tribune editorial and corresponding cartoon published a week ago today. The editorial was titled “Cuba – Socialism failing there, so why not raise rabbits.” The cartoon shows an older badly beat up … Read more...
By Donald S. Conkey – As I observe the concerns over personal freedom and liberty continue to grow nationwide, because of the ‘shifting sands’ of government, at all levels, a biblical parable came to mind. This parable, found in Matthew 7, tells about the “foolish man, which built his house upon the [shifting] sand; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that … Read more...