The Greatest Generation has moved on, the Woodstock era is over and America is being eaten alive by the progressive agenda. It’s time to grow up, stop whining and get back to work building a better world for future generations.
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A look past the media hysteria to see if northerners prepare for hurricanes any differently than they do in the south. Published 5:29 p.m. October 29, 2012 - Comments
The best comment of the night from the third debate: "We can't kill our way out of this." Published 10:58 a.m. October 23, 2012 - Comments
When we were young we did the same work as adults but at half the rate of pay. With the current economy, many of us are now working for half what we used to earn. Published 11:47 a.m. October 12, 2012 - Comments
Unemployment took an amazing drop just in time for the last leg of the election, but what is reported is just the tip of the iceberg. Published 5:44 p.m. October 5, 2012 - Comments
According to the mainstream media President Obama is a shoo-in for re-election, so let's just forget about voting and debates and use the candidates for funny television skits. Published 8:15 a.m. October 3, 2012 - Comments
For anyone who didn’t learn good manners as a kid, it’s time to grow up and learn them now. Published 8:27 a.m. September 26, 2012 - Comments
Getting the whole story on what happened last week in Libya is like trying to glue a glass vase back together after it was smashed on the floor. Published 5:14 p.m. September 20, 2012 - Comments
Dear President Obama: We turned the other cheek and it didn't help. Now what? Published 1:46 p.m. September 18, 2012 - Comments
Rick Townley was a bookseller before switching to electronic publishing with The New York Times, Reuters, Grolier and others. He is the author of a humor book, For Boomers Only – Exploring Life in the New Millennium, a supernatural novel, Stepping ...
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Rick Townley was a bookseller before switching to electronic publishing with The New York Times, Reuters, Grolier and others. He is the author of a humor book, For Boomers Only – Exploring Life in the New Millennium, a supernatural novel, Stepping Out of Time, and numerous short stories. In addition to contributing to the Washington Times Communities, Rick is working on a fiction series called Stigma and resides in southern Alabama with his 7-year-old granddaughter, Chloe.