Posted August 31, 2020 in Monthly News

Which Side Are You On?

A long time ago a musician named Pete Seeger wrote a song entitled, “Which Side Are You On:”

The song depicted the conflict (often bloody) between the mine owners and the miners in Harlen County, Kentucky.

Most of the conflicts in human history are based on perceived differences, pitting what is basically one […]

Posted October 31, 2018 in Uncategorized

Little Fleas, Big Troubles

The saying, “May all your troubles be little ones,” is thought to have originated as an Irish Quotation. Little problems, of course, have a way of turning into bigger problems. The old saying, “For want of a nail, a shoe was lost, and for want of a shoe the kingdom was lost” expresses the same […]

Posted March 31, 2017 in Monthly News

What Ships Are Built For

In 1928 John A. Shedd published a collection of sayings (“Salt from My Attic”) that included the following saying, “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” You may also be familiar with the saying, “Any port in a storm.” The recently recovered audio tapes from the El […]