August 7, 2011

Seal Team Six Heroes Killed in Afghanistan

When I read of the downing of the Chinook with Seal Team Six (or some of its members), I became at first frightened, and then livid.  I want people to know how military families feel about Biden announcing for the whole world the name of the gro...

February 19, 2011

When Teachers Strike: A Memoir

In the early fall of 1980, our family was stationed at an Army Post named Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.  The town next to the base was Sierra Vista, Arizona.  The teachers of Sierra Vista schools became a testing ground for collective bargaining b...

March 26, 2010

Projection

Years ago my parents lived in the Texas hill country on a beautiful ranch. Cattle ranching is not ever profitable, so most ranchers supplement their incomes by leasing out the land during hunting season for both bird and deer hunts. One hunting sea...

December 31, 2009

Fighting the Beltway Mentality

I have heard many folks openly observe that all members of Congress must live in a different world from ours. I have pondered this oft-heard statement, and I must at length concur. I have a direct sense and understanding of these now particularly odi...

December 24, 2009

When Terrorists Targeted My Kids

Our family experienced the effects of terrorism firsthand when in 1983 our children became the target of terrorists. Upon learning from security authorities that our family had been targeted and how the plot was foiled by our wonderful German communi...

December 23, 2009

Harry Reid's problem with basic math

Yesterday morning, Harry Reid took the podium to broadcast his personal victory, that cost hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to create, and said the following,Much of our attention this year has been consumed by this health care debate. And ...

December 6, 2009

You Don't Know What You Got 'til It's Gone

Our family spent four years in Germany (1982-1986) on military assignment. This article offers a wake-up call to Americans as to what happens when you suddenly lose your security. This is what we experienced when terrorists targeted our family. The g...

December 2, 2009

A military mother's take on the president's speech

The stage was set at West Point last night and the backdrop was the Corps of Cadets, who served as props for the President's speech. It was not a proud moment. I saw all those young men and women, who are chosen and a part of the top ten percent of ...

September 2, 2009

Too Old for Pain Meds

Some two weeks ago, I left for our family ranch west of San Saba, Texas.  I traveled with as much speed as I could, as my eighty-two old mother, had pancreatitis and needed me to stay with her in a hospital and be present for decisions made....