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Police have been shot, stabbed, run over, and hit with objects across the country since the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis Police. These injuries and deaths have been unreported by the national media.
Read moreAll decent Americans stand against racism. But if we’re to live as brothers, we must stop indicting all those who share a skin tone for the sins of others.
Read more“People” sometimes ask me to write more about Allen’s olden history. There was no Allen newspapers in 1834 but according to a Historical Marker about 3.6 miles West of Allen on SHW 1 there was something going on here. A large group of Osage Indians were camped out in those flats. These Indians came down here every year killing buffalo and dressing them out. They took what they needed for meat and clothing. It was an intense time of hard work for this large group (hundreds) and then they went back home. It is thought this annual hunt was a happy enjoyable campout for these 600 Osages as well as an essential part of their food gathering. And the historical marker still stands.
Read moreAnti-American protestors disgust me and always have. We have a better life in this country with more opportunities than anywhere on earth and everyone living here should be thankful.
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Quote of the Week…“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without an education than to have an education without common sense.”
Read moreBack in 1947 the biggest worry Southern Baptists had was the plight of millions of black Africans. We did not know any black Africans in Stonewall and only had a vague idea where Africa was. The church created missionary programs to let us know. These soon became sacred bureaucracies such as the WMU (Women’s Missionary Union) whose job was to promote and educate the church about the plight of our overseas missionaries and their unsaved black clients located in a place called Africa. Their focus (it seemed to me) was on a lady named Lottie Moon who for some reason spent her life in China, preaching to the Chinese. I figured they must have lost Africans in China too.
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(Note: Being 84 years old has its advantages but not during COVAD-19 shutdown which locked me inside my house for about six weeks, thus limiting my contact with the outside world. Hence, forgive my columns the next few weeks since they will be re-runs from 2016. Also, being 84, I don’t recall when the columns ran the first time. So here goes, and thanks for your indulgence! JBM)
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