Pancakes in Russia

(Copyright 2023) by Dwight Fleming (Oroville, California)  Will Russia ever attack America?  This has been a driving fear of U.S. policy since Russia obtained an atomic bomb in 1949.  The nuclear arms race was on.  With the development of the hydrogen bomb and delivery vehicles, such as, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), destruction of all life upon the earth became a frightening reality. To counter a nuclear threat from the Soviet Union, the U.S. developed a Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) policy which means that if Russia were to launch a first attack, the U.S. would have the means to launch a counter […]

Aunt Jemima’s pancakes or Uncle Joe’s fentanyl? Saw an overdosed guy

(Copyright 2022) by Curtis Dahlgren (Stephenson, Michigan)  “The other day I was in Madison (Moscow-on-the-Yahara) less than half an hour before seeing a drug overdose ‘victim.’” – from my Facebook page. THAT WAS A FIRST FOR ME. I’ve heard of celebrities dying with their head in a toilet, but this guy had his head in a bathroom sink at an Arby’s. He seemed alive because he was standing up, sort of. Another customer reported him to the manager, and before we left the police, and an ambulance were there. I don’t know if they were administering Narcan or waiting for the […]