Ask A Ranger

Ask A Ranger By Dr. Lorin Swinehart   It was a sparkling summer morning on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, the location of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, a 354 foot Doric column erected to honor the sacrifice of men who gave their lives during the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10,

Ask A Ranger Read More »

Dear Portia

Dear Portia Advice to the Lovelorn, the Drastically Distracted and the Deeply Disgruntled   Dear Portia, I am twelve years old. I am shocked. Playboy Magazine says it’s dropping the nudes. I can get to grips with it no longer. Can you help?  A . Portnoy (please excuse the shaky typing ) Dear   Mr. Portnoy,

Dear Portia Read More »

Skewed Liberty

Skewed Liberty   Everything is tilted. Slightly unaligned.The Constitution set askew. Liberty maligned.Some of the well-heeled citizens think that this is fine.They cannot see that everything is slightly out of line.All the pretty Philistines queue up at their teeswhile their flunky lawyers determine what to seize.Contracts with the Russians. Schemes to sell off national land.Cronies

Skewed Liberty Read More »