Thanksgiving Lost Thanksgiving references:  Our friend Marc Bond's offering; President Ronald Reagan's 1985 Thanksgiving Address; President George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation  Our politically correct retail community hastily exchanges the words "Thanksgiving" and "Christmas" and "Easter" for "Holiday". Here's a new twist, the National Parks Foundation (NPF) sent out a plea for contributions on Thanksgiving, today! "We hope you will join us in taking time today to give thanks for our nation's greatest treasures — our more than 400 national parks," the solicitation pleads. Not to be picky, but does NPF mean "give thanks" to [...]

  November 25, 2015 Dear Dave: In the early 1970s my family moved next door to you on the shore of Cheney Lake.  You were, first, a friendly neighbor and friend.  When I came to know you better, I grew deeply respectful of your entrepreneurial dedication toward creating an ULU manufacturing business in your garage. There, with the garage door open in summer and on darker and frosty winter afternoons, we had many pleasant conversations -- as we endeavored to solve the world's problems.  All this you did on your [...]