by Carol A. Josel | Jul 2, 2023 | Advice from America's Founding Fathers, Quotable Quotes
It arrived on my doorstep pre-dawn on June 29 boasting an above-the-fold, close-up photo of the United States Capitol Dome and the caption, “Suffolk University polls shows fear for the future of democracy is widespread.” Beneath it, that USA Today article’s...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 24, 2023 | Commentary, Making News, Quotable Quotes
Am kinda done with the news nowadays–most of it bad and/or negative, opinionated, and all-too-often politically bent. Intentionally or not, divisive, as well. On the other hand, seldom seen are articles that highlight and promote personal accountability,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jun 16, 2022 | Articles, Quotable Quotes, Uncategorized
There’s something about a good quote. Some resonate and stay with us for a long time, others make us nod in agreement—or not—while others make us smile at their simple truths. Among my favorites… ** “Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your...
by Carol A. Josel | May 25, 2022 | Articles, Commentary, Making News, Quotable Quotes
Back in post-Civil War 1868, Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic General John A. Logan declared May 30th a Memorial Day “for the purpose of strewing flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during...
by Carol A. Josel | May 16, 2022 | Articles, Commentary, In The News, Quotable Quotes
Back in 1949, Mental Health America made May Mental Health Awareness Month to raise awareness and understanding. Attitudes have certainly changed/improved since then, but all is not well nowadays, not at all. Indeed, one headline after another speaks to our...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 27, 2022 | Articles, It’s a Fact, Quotable Quotes
In Simon Wiesenthal’s The Sunflower, he tells about when, as a young Jewish concentration camp prisoner, he was taken from a concentration camp to sit at a dying German soldier’s bedside. He listens as the soldier confesses to helping herd hundreds of...
