Category Archives: History

July 2022

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Ericle

IT’S THE SILLY SEASON!

This time of the year used to be known as The Silly Season as everybody, including the politicians, went off on their holidays leaving the news media with pages to fill and precious little to fill … Read more...

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The US Presidential Election: A Battle Won But …..

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Ericle

“Kathy, I’m lost”, I said
Though I knew she was sleeping
“I’m empty and aching and
I don’t know why”.

Counting the cars
On the New Jersey Turnpike
They’ve all come
To look for America
All come to look for … Read more...

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Ends & Beginnings

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Ericle

It is a natural inclination to look at history for clues and answers to the current circumstances in which we currently find ourselves. Though I am not a subscriber to the notion behind the French idiom: plus ça change, plus … Read more...

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