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Let Slip the Dogs of War

As I write this, it appears that the US is on the threshold of war with Iran.  These are serious times and the danger we face is profound. State-sponsors of terror possessing nuclear weapons is simply unacceptable by the free world. Moreover, Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 10 monthsJune 19, 2025 ago

Sailing a Better Way

In the fall of 1965, I bought my first sailboat, a Penguin class just 12 feet in length. When I first saw it tied up in a marina in Kinsale, Virginia, I fell in love with it. I asked the seller Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 10 monthsJune 12, 2025 ago

Empty-Headed Bigotry

I recall many trying days in America in my youth and developing years.  Growing up, I saw the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963.  I was just 12 years old when I was ushered into the seriousness of Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 11 monthsJune 5, 2025 ago

A Signature Scandal

In the 16 years I was a legislator, I think I personally signed over 50,000 letters.  That does not include the thousands of routine items of correspondence penned to this or that agency or jurisdiction.  I didn’t have an autopen, Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 11 monthsMay 29, 2025 ago

Learning From Trees

In 2007, Virginia celebrated the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.  It was a grand event.  The highpoint was when Queen Elizabeth II addressed a joint session of the General Assembly.  As a small gesture, the Jamestown Foundation gave Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 11 monthsMay 22, 2025 ago

Random Thoughts About Important Things

I’m alone this week back in Virginia while my wife Shelley remains in Kansas City to care for our grandchildren when their mom and dad are in a busy season.  So, in the quiet of our home, I have time Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 11 monthsMay 15, 2025 ago

Twisted Rhetoric and the Work Ethic

It took being elected to the Virginia General Assembly for me to appreciate how politicians corrupt the English language to enable profligate spending.  You often see this when legislators spend our money on their priorities to get them reelected.  To Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 11 monthsMay 8, 2025 ago

Faces Along for the Ride

So, what’s ahead? For me it’s a long drive from Missouri to Virginia this coming weekend. Shelley will remain in Kansas City with the kids and grandkids for a few weeks. The drive will be lonely without my co-pilot. That’s Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 12 monthsMay 1, 2025 ago

Energy

Travelling halfway across America in two days can be an eye-opener.  Shelley and I generally like a long drive, as tiresome as that can be at time.  I suppose the pace of life—that is, they way you take in the Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 12 monthsApril 24, 2025 ago

Long Trips are Good For the Soul

Each year Shelley and I travel to Kansas to attend the Officers of the First Division Annual Dinner. It’s been a tradition in the “Big Red One” since the end of WWI for those who served with the division in Read more

By scottlingamfelter, 12 monthsApril 17, 2025 ago

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