After Thoughts, BEFORE the Elections
By Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. Evening of November 5, 2018—What have we learned from the Mid-Term campaigns leading up to...
Lessons for Liberals Upset By Trump
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. Donald J. Trump caught a lot of Americans by surprise in 2016, no group more...
Precious memories…of the healing kind
By Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. It had to be mid-morning of August 15, 1945, when I jumped onto my bicycle...
Duty, Honor, Country
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. A general fired by his president once gave an unforgettable farewell address which he delivered...
Crossing the Continental Divide
By Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. The World’s most fascinating puzzle, and most difficult to solve, is of a human nature:...
Trash Talk and Our New Rules for Public Speech
Before we could say "horse's rear" the rules for public discourse changed. Dramatically! Or, more up-to-date, "very much." Trash Talk—hereafter...
TRiUMPhs Under Stress
In 28 months the Trump administration has achieved multiple accomplishments, too many to number or describe adequately in a short...
What is the State of Our Country?
We live in challenging times. For reasons that are becoming increasingly unclear. Every day it gets a mite harder to...
Mid-October Trip Around Texas
San Angelo Standard Times Offers Ways to Prepare for Bad Weather, including the contents of an Emergency Kit for 3...
The Silent Minority Is About To Be Heard
Their's will be the decisive votes in 2018 and 2020. The upcoming elections will not be won by the loudmouth...