On changing the names of military bases...thoughts from old soldiers
I’ve been mulling over the idea of renaming U S Army bases that are named after Confederate generals. I come from a military family. I am...
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lawrencematthews17
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
On the subject of tearing down statues...
Like most Americans I have been sitting at home watching crowds tearing down statues, among other things, and wondering what the hell is...
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lawrencematthews17
- May 19, 2020
- 2 min
What's America telling Jim Bohannon?
Jim Bohannon is one of America's most listened to radio talk show hosts. His nightly program is heard by millions of listeners coast to...
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lawrencematthews17
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Star Trek...and beyond. A conversation with Walter Koenig, aka Chekov.
Walter Koenig is the author of Beaming Up and Getting Off. In the mid 1960s an unknown actor received a phone call from his agent about...
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lawrencematthews17
- Apr 30, 2020
- 2 min
In praise of spies as friends...
I have a history in the intelligence community. My father was a field agent for Army Intelligence in Germany during the Cold War and my...
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lawrencematthews17
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
People are actually nice...despite everything
Years ago when I was a reporter I had the terrible idea to live on the streets of Washington for a few days to do a story about...
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lawrencematthews17
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
The Blog...thoughts about the odds and ends of life
"Everybody's got a blog," I'm told. Well, yeah, ok. Me too, now. So why? Well, let's see. I was a reporter for decades and, despite what...
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