lawrencematthews17Jul 22, 20204 minOn changing the names of military bases...thoughts from old soldiersI’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...
lawrencematthews17Jun 24, 20202 minOn 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...
lawrencematthews17May 19, 20202 minWhat'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...
lawrencematthews17May 7, 20202 minStar 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...
lawrencematthews17Apr 30, 20202 minIn 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...
lawrencematthews17Apr 24, 20202 minPeople are actually nice...despite everythingYears 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...
lawrencematthews17Apr 23, 20202 minThe 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...