A Quintessentially American Story
Years ago, in the 1970s, my brother Karl sent me a page providing pension information about a certain William Longley. He was a Revolutionary War militia soldier who died in a Tennessee county close to where my grandfather John Marion Longley was born. It seemed likely there should be a relationship, but how could one …...
The Politicization of Wildfires is Killing Me
Copied from Smerconish.Com The Politicization of Wildfires is Killing Me I am already coughing as I roll out of bed at 7:00 AM. Outside of my window, thick, black smoke is blanketing everything around us. I check an aviation web site on my iPad, and I see the local airport is “socked-in” because of smoke. …...