Stewart’s Blog: Until Citizens Demand More from Local Government, They Will Get Less
While 2018 is in the rear view mirror, it is fair to conclude what happened last year in local government will continue…
Opinion
Is the Success of Amazon, WalMart Desirable Economic Progress?
One of the unspoken reasons Americans flock to online shopping is the diminishing quality of customer service. It’s not just for lower…
Parker’s Perspective: Bryant Might Work, the Process Sure Didn’t
It is hard to evaluate an elected official’s fitness for office. The nature of our political system has evolved not to get…
Parker’s Perspective: Family Films Send Powerful Message
There are many movies this time of year that my family enjoys watching. Home Alone, Die Hard, A Christmas Story, and many…
Will Scott Maddox Be The Last One?
When recently asked what my greatest failure in life has been, I realized my view of failure is different from others. History…
Parker’s Perspective: Corporate Theft Should Be Exposed
One of the best things we can do as Americans is get outside our own country and see the differences in how…
Parker’s Perspective: Ancestry/DNA is the Kind of Initiative the School District is Missing
With the current state of our government, we have witnessed a corresponding rise in thuggish behavior. Our diversity, which in good times…
Could We Have Stopped the Midtown Shooter?
Getting lost in the aftermath of the elections is the continual struggle with violence in our nation. To be specific, the urge…
Parker’s Perspective: When Making a Profit Has Gone Too Far
I remember the term usury being used growing up, yet I hardly every hear it discussed anymore. Unfair enrichment is how some…
Parker’s Perspective: Living in the Shadow of John McCain
In my lifetime, I do not remember a funeral like we saw with Senator John McCain’s. The pomp and circumstance displayed over…
Parker’s Perspective: Voting and Accountability
There is very little demanded of us in the United States. There is no mandatory public service, and most obligations, even paying…
Disappearance of Leadership Has Unleashed the Hyde in our Jekyll
Within one week, the greatness of America has included pipe bombs mailed from Florida, talk of blackface, the mass execution of people…