by Tom Morgan | May 15, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Once we get this virus crisis behind us we maybe ought to stage a national competition. For the best recipe for humble pie. Here is why I suggest this: Suppose you plaster your walls with news stories of the virus since January. You will have many hundreds of them....
by Tom Morgan | May 1, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Years ago one of my kids’ teachers joined the FBI. I remember how the students, their parents and her fellow teachers talked about this. There was reverence, deep respect. For her as well as the agency. After all, the FBI was the crème de la crème of law enforcement....
by Tom Morgan | Apr 24, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
This virus crisis has wiped out jobs, yes. But it has also created a lot of work for experts. Why everywhere you turn there is another expert. Usually on television. We have experts in drugs and making and distributing ventilators. We have experts in when to open up...
by Tom Morgan | Apr 17, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Are you fed up yet with the accusations about the virus? We are driving less, so we are pumping fewer pollutants into our air. But we are smogging it with accusations and finger-pointing. (Fill in the blank) has blood on his/her/their hands!! He was late! He was...
by Tom Morgan | Apr 10, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
Let us call it The Finger-Pointers’ Dilemma. The toll of the virus has been less than what we were promised. The WuFlu (G’wan, call me racist.) medical experts assured us the sky was definitely falling this time. Maybe 2 million of us would croak. These experts...
by Tom Morgan | Apr 3, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
We will have to come up with a name for these times. I nominate “Weird”. The Age of Weird. Everywhere you turn you find weird. I wish we could print that name in crazy colors. Within a fringe of black, for mourning. I started on a novel a few years ago. But set it...
by Tom Morgan | Mar 27, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
This virus turmoil brings to my mind a character named Turk. He was a regular in my father’s saloon. Turk always made us laugh. But he used his humor to camouflage his criticisms. To hide the barbs. Yes, he entertained us. But after a while you had to realize...
by Tom Morgan | Mar 21, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
This virus has created The Season of Big IFs. IF we subdue and control the virus. IF we manage to keep infections and deaths to a minimum. IF we achieve much lower numbers than “experts” predict. Then, the administration will earn plaudits. Most of the nation will...
by Tom Morgan | Mar 14, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
The cry for open borders. Have you heard it much lately? It was all the rage not too long ago. America should be open to everyone! That was the claim. We should not check and document people who stream across our borders, nah. They belong here. Why, border controls...
by Tom Morgan | Mar 13, 2020 | Newspaper Columns
The cry for open borders. Have you heard it much lately? It was all the rage not too long ago. America should be open to everyone! That was the claim. We should not check and document people who stream across our borders, nah. They belong here. Why, border controls...
