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Four Distinct Components to End Mass Shootings – Part III

March 13, 2018by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

“Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence, and deem them like the arc of the covenant, too sacred to be touched. But … laws and institutions must go hand […]

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Gun Control, Gun Culture/ Gun Violence, History, Social Discourse, Wedge Issues

The Decay of Decency in Civil Society

October 14, 2016by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

One of the good things about being a lame duck president is you don’t have to follow decorum as much as you did when you were concerned about getting re-elected.  […]

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2016 Presidential Election, History, political fringe groups, Society and Politics

Summer Heat, No A/C and Childhood Memories

May 25, 2016by lbwoodgate 7 Comments

My life before Denton, which began about 1974, was filled with great memories from childhood in Oak Cliff, south of downtown Dallas. The Becks circa 1954   When we bought […]

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History

THAT DAY IN DALLAS

November 22, 2013by lbwoodgate 11 Comments

Fifty years ago today I was attending classes at W.E. Greiner Jr. High School in the Oak Cliff sector of Dallas.  It was a month away from my 15th birthday.  […]

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History

How LBJ Saved My Marriage

August 28, 2013by lbwoodgate 16 Comments

August 28th is a date where much has transpired in history.  Sadly it’s not been an auspicious date for many in history. Hurricane Katrina hit the coast of Louisiana and […]

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History, Humor

History’s Mystery – The Romanovs

August 21, 2013by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

If you’re a history’s mysteries lover like me then you’ll love Glenn Meade’s new book The Romanov Conspiracy: A Thriller.  Using real life characters and circumstances Meade weaves a tell […]

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History, Social Discourse

Saturday Humor – HAIR!

September 8, 2012by lbwoodgate 15 Comments

Gimme a head with hair Long beautiful hair Shining, gleaming Steaming, flaxen, waxen I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy Shaggy, snaggy, ratty, matty, Oily, greasy, fleecy  – from the […]

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History, Humor

“Blessed Are the Peacemakers …”

May 28, 2012by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

This is my annual offering on a day I wish we didn’t have to recognize.  Not from lack of homage for the sacrifices made by young men and women in […]

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Global politics, History

Not “Bah, Humbug”, Just a Harmless “Bah”

December 18, 2011by lbwoodgate 10 Comments

Raised in the Catholic Church and a one-time professed “born again” Christian, I have since discovered through careful historical readings that the fundamentalist views of some Christians today do not […]

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History, National Holiday, Religion/Science

Thoughts on Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2011by lbwoodgate 15 Comments

Much will be written today about pride and honor regarding those who sacrifice themselves in the service of our country.  I share those sentiments.  But two years ago I wrote […]

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Global politics, History, National Holiday, Social Discourse

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