Lessons from the Republican Anti-Trumpers
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. Some are quite well known, like Ohio Governor John Kasich and Tennessee Senator Bob Corker,...
3A State Finals
SOPHOMORE DANE JENTSCH LEADS GRANDVIEW, 1ST HALF 6-PICK PROVES FATAL FOR CANADIAN 3A1 STATE FINAL GRANDVIEW (14-2) 35 MALAKOFF (12-3)...
2A State Finals
MASON DOMINATES, MART WINS 2ND TITLE IN A ROW 2A 1 STATE FINAL MASON (16-0) 44 NEW DEAL (15-1)...
Democracy in Survival Mode
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. It is a question of "precisely when?" not of "whether?" The ousting of Donald Trump...
Restoring the Two “R’s to Rural America
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. The two “R’s” that dominate contemporary Rural America—Republicanism and tRumpism—are a far cry from those...
Bridging the Gap between Former Schoolmates
by Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. Check any social media source for contacts between alumni of a high school, and you'll...
This We Share. . .
By Andrew Lidden Pate, Jr. Americans are so divided we seem to have forgotten the things we share. We can’t...
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...