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More On Albert Painton’s Refuge

In my previous post I transcribed a lengthy feature article about Albert Painton’s “refuge” published on page 3 of the January 3, 1950, issue of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Combing through newspaper archives I found a local article published in the June 15, 1950, issue of the Advance Advocate [Advance, Missouri]. It was much theContinue reading “More On Albert Painton’s Refuge”

Albert Painton’s “Plantation”

I’ve been doing a bit of newspaper archive “treasure hunting” lately and I stumbled upon an article of particular interest to me. The article appeared in the January 3, 1950 St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspaper on page 3 and titled “He Built His Own Refuge for Wildlife: Albert Painton Who Turned Swamp into Rich Plantation, SetContinue reading “Albert Painton’s “Plantation””

TPUSA Halftime Show Signals Culture Shift

Since everyone else has written about this and weighed in on the subject in one form or another, I will try to keep this brief. First of all, full disclosure, I stopped following the NFL years ago, about the time when political correctness found its way into the league. The “hands up don’t shoot era”,Continue reading “TPUSA Halftime Show Signals Culture Shift”

A Tribute to Paulette Jiles

According to the San Antonio Report published on July 11, 2025: “Paulette Jiles, an award-winning and best-selling novelist and poet who spent the last 30-plus years living and writing in San Antonio and in the Texas Hill Country, died on July 8. She was 82. Jiles said in her blog that she had been recently diagnosed withContinue reading “A Tribute to Paulette Jiles”

Pretti Ironic

What a news cycle this past week has been, beginning with the fatal shooting of activist Alex Pretti which occurred on January 24, 2026. As you might expect the response from the mainstream media was sympathetic with many news outlets defending his actions and proclaiming his innocence. Here are a few examples. On January 25,Continue reading “Pretti Ironic”

Liberal Hypocrisy and Federalization

It’s been a while since I have written a proper article, but recent events have inspired me to share some observations. However, I do need to note that one of the reasons that you have not seen a recent podcast or article from me is the fact that I have had three eye surgeries sinceContinue reading “Liberal Hypocrisy and Federalization”