School Days Issue 2020
School Days
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What’s Inside? From the Ediotr: A Few Thoughts Janice Hermsen …………………………..2 Is There Still Freedom of Speech? Brian T. Shirley …………......……….......3
COVER STORY: SCHOOL DAYS OPINION
School Days, Cruel Days GD Fenderson …..………......………......4 Should Kids Return to School RG Cruise…………………………………...5 Systemic Ignorance GD Fenderson..……………………..……..6 Military Matters RG Cruise …………………………………...7 LeRue Press Services and Social Media Contact Info ………………………………..8 The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr I Solzhenitsyn (Book Review) John Loranger …………………………….9 What’s Cookin’? Rhubarb Crunch Ruth VanDyke ...…………………………11 Print, Bind Cut, It’s a Book! …………..13 Love to Read? …………………………….14 Thanks to our Advertsers Through the Years ……………………………………….19
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News, Articles, Entertainment, Politics, Business, Arts and Culture Managing Editor: Janice Hermsen Layout & Design Lenore Halfide Proof & Print Kathy Szudajski Contributors to WTS Brian T. Shirley, John Loranger, RG Cruise, Ruth VanDyke, GD Fenderson, Past Guest Political Contributors: Democrat: It could be you! Independent: GD Fenderson Independent: R.W. Reinhold Republican: R G Cruise Republican: Doug Ashby Delivered by Doug, The Jerkyman
From the Editor A Few Thoughts
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any businesses have had to shutter due to the pandemic or strict guidelines from their Governors. We are glad we are still able to produce What’s the Story? online and do our radio show/streaming podcast that airs weekly.and keep the doors open at LeRue Press every day. Admittedly, some of our clients (and under our breath), we have been asking, “What country are we living in?” Though you might view this as a political judgement of either the Governors or the President and his administration, it is not Though it angers me at times to be restricted, other times, I view it as a necessary evil. It is difficult to know how much is too much. We are in uncharted territory that demands on the fly decisions. It’s pretty easy to sit behind our desks or on our couches and say one side or the other is right or wrong. We are not in the position of caring for the millions that may lose their lives if a “wrong” decision is made. That being said, some of the overreach is probably due to the pampered society we have created the last 40 years or so. Do I sound conflicted? Well, you’re right; I am. College kids have “safe spaces” in schools, adults are not taking responsibility for their actions and burning buildings and rioters are being labeled “...mostly peaceful” by our mainstream media outlets. With that kind of guidance, it’s no wonder some
governors think we need to be spoon fed and told what to do. Some political pundits think the timing of a resolve for the pandemic is tied to the election. Whether or not they are right, we still have 3 months before that is here and we all need to come to our own resolve so we can live peacefully (or at least reasonably safely) together. I hope that can happen soon. In the meantime, we asked our contributors to give their thoughts on how schools could open safely. Check them out in this issue. John Loranger continues to provide interesting book reviews and Ruth Van Dyke keeps stirring the pot with some great recipes. G.D. Fenderson has an answer to Paul B. White’s article about systemic racism and RG Cruise has given us Part 2 of Space A Travel for Veterans and the military. Brian T. Shirley continues our topic from last issue about Freedom and Freedom of Speech. I am “ever the optimist” and believe in our people and our country. We fought hard to be a free country and I believe we will continue to be free. We are Americans and will not be divided despite the energetic and often false reporting (from both sides) that continues to be broadcast. There are plenty of good people, willing to work together to maintain this awesome country and people. God Bless America. Let’s learn! Let’s get back to school. Whatever that looks like. -Janice Hermsen
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Is There Still Freedom of Speech? Brian T. Shirley In this age of "woke" and "cancel culture", I'm beginning to wonder if Freedom of expression or "Freedom of Speech" is going to be demolished. If you can only freely express yourself, without fear of reprisal or loosing your job as long, as your opinion fits whatever parameters a certain group dictates, that's not freedom of speech to me. When you speak truth, that is facts, not just "mu truth" and you're shunned for doing so, there's something wrong with the people shunning you. Conversely, if a certain group of people have to use scare tac cs, denigrate people who don't agree with them, shout people down or just plain try to silence people, that's a warning sign to me. That tells me they know a lot of people don't agree with them, yet they will force their will on them anyway. Sounds a lot like Marxism to me and the people who support Marxism don't know their history. I'll not a empt to go into it here, if you're not intellectually lazy and don't know what this evil scourge that has killed at least 150 Million people is, try to Google it; it's not hard to find out about Karl Marx. What does this have to do with entertain-
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ment? Comedy? A lot. When people stop laughing at situa ons, each other, life or most importantly, themselves, things get ugly. The PC culture has already ruined stand-up comedy on most college campuses (see comments from Jerry Seinfeld, etc about this). I did do a college show last year, but it was for a small group at a bar, so I didn't have to deal with any "snowflakes" or "safe space" people. I really believe that if you step into a comedy club and you get offended by something (unless it's just over the top racist or vulgar), you shouldn't be in a comedy club. Also, as crazy as it sounds, there needs to be a place where people can be offensive or over the top if there's an audience for that. Be it a late show or clubs dedicated to that. It is called "FREEDOM OF (Continued on page 5)
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chool Days. Cruel Days. Not the Golden rule days. Readin’ an’ wri n’ an’ ‘rithema c; Can we have class and not get sick? I called one of my best friends, Phil, a schoolteacher, to discuss this very thing. First, he and his wife are fine. I told him that you said ,”Hi!”. Second, he was just thinking about me. Third, for the purpose of this ar cle, his name is Doug. According to every available data point that I could find, without pulling numbers from the ol’ keister, it would cost $116.5 billion to safely open every K-12 school in the U.S. Roughly 51 million students. That is $1.2 million per school. We currently spend $11.5 thousand per student per year. Compare that to the NBA who spent over $150 million to protect 350 players plus coaches, trainers, and staff etc. Even with all of their resources and the rela vely few persons (post season par cipants), 5% of the NBA players have tested posi ve for Covid 19. And these are adults. We can’t get kids to keep quiet, how can we expect them to keep safe. A er talking to Phil, sorry, Doug, we both agree that in the real world we cannot open schools safely and we should not be pu ng our children at risk to save Trump’s ass. But if it were to be done… A recent survey of the Iowa school district es mates that, if given a choice, 30% of their students would opt to not return to school and would keep receiving their lessons on-line. So, I am going to keep those students out of this discussion, for now. 55 percent of K-12 students take the bus to school. Keeping with social distancing our bus budget just went from $22M per year to $66 M. And the average class size now needs to be roughly twelve students. The current average is 28. Adjus ng for the 30% that
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would stay home, and the Average size is s ll 20 students. You now need 2-3 mes the teachers and 2-3 mes the space. Some states could have outdoor classes. But the more wintery states, even with global climate change, will not be warm enough to sustain yearround outdoor schooling (and I am not even calcula ng those states prone to tornadoes). Now the parents. There are a certain number of parents that do not take the health and safety of other people’s children to heart. You know the ones that will not vaccinate. Those parents will probably send their sick children to school to help us achieve herd immunity. They could stay home, and some will, but really… So, we can re-open schools and keep our children safe if we have 2-3 mes the number of buses, 2-3 mes the number of teachers (and 50% more subs tutes. They will be needed.) 2-3 mes the number of classes. This will only cost a Kagillion dollars. (a keister number) I have seen the sneeze guards for desks, but they will not help when the kids are moving through the halls. What about masks? They help and are 65% effecve in preven ng the spread. But when 37% of the socalled grown-ups won’t wear them because their president has poli cized them, how can we expect the children of such parents to be any more coopera ve. School Days. Cruel Days. Not the Golden rule days. Readin’ an’ wri n’ an’ ‘rithema c; Will have to be learned from a memory s ck.
Guest Political Contributor, GD Fenderson GD Fenderson is a Certified Forensic Humourist out of Maryland. Go to www.SoGDFunny.com
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Should Kids Return to School?
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think that our current solu on for coronavirus is primarily overblown. Yes, we can prac ce social distancing and hand washing. Furthermore, if you feel sick or afraid to be around others…STAY HOME! I didn’t include the wearing of masks for an important reason: masks give people a false sense of security and can be ineffec ve as such. Germs and viruses are primarily spread by hands. How about avoid touching handrails in public? I think that would be a good thing or how about wearing masks AND gloves? With that said, should kids return to school and if so, can it be done safely? The answer to both is a resounding YES! Kids need to learn and to have social interac ons. They need to engage with their teachers and other kids for healthy social development. It is extremely important that kids con nue learning. It would be extremely hard for them to socially distance though and I think that’s ok. But teach them good hygiene habits and to stay home if they are sick. Between classes, teachers could sani ze tables and chairs with disinfectant wipes. Students could be
(Continued from page 3)Freedom of Speach
SPEECH" for a reason, and we all may have our limits on that, but when we impose OUR limits on other people (no ma er race, creed, sexual orienta on, etc) then it's NOT FREEDOM OF SPEECH!! Make no mistake, Marxists HATE FREEDOM OF SPEECH!! Try to disagree with a Marxist peacefully, they will shout you down at some point. Their enemy is truth and entertainment reflects truth in our society. Somemes it's a funny truth, some mes tragic, other mes poignant. Marxists will try and divide people, that's their
temperature checked daily. Suspicious students could be sent to the nurse’s office for more tes ng and sent home if found posi ve. Our country has always taken risks and you can’t protect everyone from everything…nature will take its course. Within reason, we can try our best in an intelligent and construc ve manner without going overboard. It is so destruc ve to veer too far from our normal way of life as other unintended consequences can and will happen. Isola on leads to depression and depression can lead to suicide…suicides are up. Abuse of children from abusive parents have increased. Crime and drug use have shot up. Shouldn’t we look at the big picture when making important decisions concerning Americans and coronavirus? Guest Political Contributor, R.G. Cruise RG Cruise is the author of Operation: Omega www.RGCruise.com
strength and our weakness. I've been a "starving" comedian, a "starving" actor, but I have yet to wait in a bread line. Marxists love bread lines, there's no rebellion there when you're starving for real. The only Freedom of speech there is to those with you in line and it's way to late to speak up then. I'm hi ng the stage in a few days for the first me in months due to this pandemic. I'm not changing to much of my show, adding a li le more in fact. But there's one character I'm leaving out called "The Fine Southern Gentleman" as people may get the wrong idea. I wrote the bit years ago and it was all about using
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Response to Freedom Issue commentary by Paul B. White
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Systemic Ignorance GD Fenderson
fter reading Paul D. White’s piece, “There Is No Systemic Racism Problem” (July 2020 issue of “What’s The Story” magazine), I felt a deep, gut wrenching duty to respond. First, this is not a personal attack of Mr. White or his credentials. (Although, while I was reading it, I kept thinking Paul Be White.) I could spend a lot of time dismantling his piece point by point, but I only have a limited amount of words. I could site anecdote after anecdote recounting my 47 years of fighting for equality for myself and others. (My first 13 years of my life I was busy being an obnoxious child.) Instead I am going to take on his basis for his claim. Or to borrow from a famous movie, I am going to “sweep the leg”. Mr. White’s claim that “There hasn’t been [systemic racism] for many years. Laws that once limited … no longer exist.” Okay, while this statement is true on its face, it is less true the darker the face. It is less about the actual laws as it is about how the laws are enforced and who enforces the laws. A raceless example. At one point the national speed limit was 55 m.p.h. State troopers sat on the side of interstates watching people drive up to 70 miles an hour and did nothing. I was driving (70 m.p.h.), I pulled up beside a patrol car that was going 65. I did not pass it. I paced it. My drummer said, “He knows your speeding. He can give you a ticket.” I said that “he wouldn’t because I respected his authority and didn’t pass him. The first car to pass him will get a ticket.” As if on cue, a car sped by the patrol car and instantly the lights came on and the rest is history. (Or his excuse.) We were all breaking the law, but the officer chose the ones that he wanted to ticket. Add in a pinch of color, a dash of fear, hate or envy and Published by LeRue Press
that is how systemic racism works. (“Get’em a body bag! Yeah!”) We were pulled over later because they thought that we two black men had stolen the band equipment in the back of my Toyota Starlet. (There was no A.P.B. Just D.W.B.) The Constitution, the law of the land, gives us equal rights and protections under the law, yet we had to keep adding amendments and laws so that non-whites and women were included. In 1965 the Voting Rights Act was signed giving African Americans the right to vote, again. African American voter participation rose. When they became too influential, legal tricks were employed to undermine their rights, again. Purging ethnic sounding names from voter rolls because they were ethnic sounding. In 2013, the supreme court repealed key protections. Where there was GOP control the efforts to suppress the black vote went on steroids. Especially in NC, GA, FL, PA, WI, SD, Al, MI, AZ, MS etc. people of color right to vote IS being oppressed. The law only protects the ones that the authorities says it protects. Today people of color are still fighting systemic racism. “In the news”… White rioters after a championship victory are “overzealous fans”. Black rioters are “thugs”. White men with guns in a statehouse are “peaceful protesters”. Unarmed black men with their hands up are “terrorists”. Yes, Virginia, there is “Systemic Racism”… and Systemic Ignorance. Guest Political Contributor, GD Fenderson GD Fenderson is a Certified Forensic Humourist out of Maryland. Go to www.SoGDFunny.com
Hunter is only 3-1/2 years old, but he has a wisdom beyond his years and loves to talk to the animals. And sometimes, (he says) they talk back. Grandpa and Grandma love Hunter so much, they humor him. As it often happens on a ranch, outside forces and wild animals prey on the ranch animals. Leon and Hootch, two of the dogs, face a difficult challenge. With Hunter’s unusual talent of being able to “talk” to the animals, the story unfolds. It may bring you to tears, but Floyd’s homespun style is an easy and enjoyable read for all ages. Released: 2019 Marketing Campaign: Select non-profits supporting wild horses Book signings Reading group promotion National online campaign Social media campaign
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arrived at the passenger terminal on Travis AFB early (again). A scheduled flight showed 17 seats available for JBPHH. When I asked the passenger agent about the flight, I was told that that is the same flight from the day before and previous selected passengers would not have to compete for seats and that their issued boarding passes are s ll recognized…good. I submi ed my previously checked bag (again) to the baggage agent and took a seat near the gate. When the gate opened, our carry-on bags were screened again and another wait ensued for our bus. As we were driven to the plane again (with ear plugs in hand), we no ced that the cargo and fuel was already loaded and only the passengers and their bags were le . I took a seat and in about an hour, we were on our way. The second level of the C-5 is where the passengers ride…backwards. The seats are comparable to what you would find on commercial airlines…fi y years ago. Missing were the iconic round windows and TV monitors of modern flights of today. However, once we were in the air, everyone received a small bag of crackers and a drink. The flight seemed long but was only five hours. We were like a military family all traveling together. Halfway through the flight, I slipped on my sweat shirt as it was star ng to get chilly. My book and iPad provided me with entertainment. I wore
earplugs as well as my headphones for my iPad as the engines were loud. One of two bathrooms was available for our use as the other one was broken. Remember, these planes are around 50 years old and s ll flying! When we landed at Hickam, it was just turning dark, partly cloudy and humid. We were ushered onto another bus and whisked away to the terminal where we grabbed our bags. Now we were on our own. The nice lady I was si ng with, offered me a ride to my lodging and I accepted. She told me that she lives in California and Hawaii and has traveled back and forth over 200 mes on Space A. She was truly a Space A veteran! My first night of lodging was at the Navy Gateway Inn on Hickam for $145. However, my next night was spent at the Navy Lodge on Ford Island which is part of Pearl Harbor Naval Base…right next to the Arizona Memorial. This room available at $116 a night, even offered breakfast. It was a very nice place to lodge and I wanted to stay longer, but they was fully booked so it was back to Navy Gateway on Hickam and that room was $135…I stayed their for the rest of my visit. Stay tuned next month as I will wrap up my Space A adventure! By R G Cruise, U.S. Navy Vets RG Cruise is the author of Opera on: Omega www.RGCruise.com Editor’s Note: RG Cruise has made every effort to provide accurate information. Please check the appropriate website for verification of details if you plan to use Space A travel.
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John Loranger The Gulag Archipelago
Book Review
by Aleksandr I Solzhenitsyn
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hen I was in my twen es and first heard about Solzhenitsyn’s book, I was not interested. The hard-topronounce name of the author, the strange tle of his work and its enormous size sufficed to put me off. But over the years, as I heard more about Solzhenitsyn, I was drawn to his history of the Soviet Union’s prison camp system. The Gulag Archipelago, which was published at separate intervals during the 1970s, is a massive three-volume work (I should men on that an abridged version has been made available). A pervasive silence with regard to the evils of Communist Russia jus fied the length of Solzhenitsyn’s study. Even today those evils are largely ignored or ra onalized or made to look like something that they were not. And, of course, the vast majority of those who would have provided first-hand tes monies never came forth from the slave labor camps. Some twenty million people were killed under Stalin’s leadership alone. But Stalin’s precursor, Lenin, was no slouch when it came to oppressive measures and mass murder. In any case, Solzhenitsyn, a survivor of this tyranny, tried to serve as a voice for those who did not survive. Another reason that I was ini ally uninterested
in The Gulag Archipelago was that its subject seemed too remote and irrelevant, like histories about the Huns or Genghis Khan. In short: “What does this have to do with the world that I know?” But a er delving into it, I came to realize just how relevant it is; and not only in the nega ve sense. The nega ve relevance of Solzhenitsyn’s book concerns innumerable issues with which we are all familiar today: threats against free speech; the prac ce of imposing guilt and shame upon those who are guilty of nothing; a fawning, groveling, agenda-driven media, and so on. The posi ve relevance of Solzhenitsyn’s book can be summed up in two words: spirituality and wisdom. The Gulag Archipelago is a profoundly spiritual book. While it does not push a par cular religious faith, it strongly suggests that the rejec on of God and religious values inevitably leads to mass dehumaniza on. Moreover, the author inspires gra tude, a deep apprecia on for the most ordinary goods of this life: bodily health, food and drink and sufficient clothing, shelter from inclement weather, the freedom to merely stretch out comfortably, and the companionship of people who love us and value us. And as a sample of Solzhenitsyn’s wisdom, I conclude with the following quote: (Continued on page 12)
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During the Missouri-Kansas Conflict in 1854 and the horror and chaos of the border conflicts during and before the civil war, two orphan children are thrust together and do their best to survive and build a life. 1935 A Small Ranch in Northern California But maybe this story isn't about them or the civil war at all. Maybe it's how their lives and times helped shape a boy not even born in the same century. Get your signed copy today! Contact Lrp@LrpNV.com $16.95 includes shipping.
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What’s Cookin’?
Rhubarb Crunch
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s we enter the fourth month of our quaran ne we are all ques oning the future. If or when will this pandemic end? How soon will it be safe to travel? Will the kids be going back to school? When can we expect a vaccine? The answers seem to change from day to day. Wearing a mask is now the norm, and actually required in most places of business that are s ll open. Because I am a cock-eyed op mist, I keep looking for the posi ves emerging from this predicament we are experiencing. Seeing families together, ea ng together, dancing and singing, engaging in outdoor sports, taking short excursions, all of this gives me hope that there is something good to come of what now seems disastrous. I have been able to observe my extended family, even if only from afar, and seeing the youngsters ge ng involved in cooking has been a joy to me. I made the sugges on that the kids in each family take turns planning the daily menus, making out the grocery list (keeping in mind of course the budget) and helping to prepare the meals. The older kids are so thrilled to be able to cook on their own, and it’s a challenge for them to come up with something new and different. They have all taken an interest in cook-books. It seems as though each of them has adopted their own specialty. The ten year old is totally wrapped up in desserts. Mom is loving the help in the kitchen and has for the first me ever designated chores; se ng the table, clearing the table, rinsing the dishes, sweeping the floor. The kids are excited to be helping and seem so proud to share it with me. I received a call asking me fran cally, “Grandma, what is rhubarb? It tastes awful.” Someone had
brought them a bunch of rhubarb and they weren’t sure what to do with it. I explained that it was in the vegetable family, but usually used as you would use a fruit, to make pie or sauce or a delicious crisp. I then suggested that they get out my cookbook, “Memories with Recipes” and check page 145 for a delicious rhubarb crunch recipe. This is now Josh’s very favorite dessert ever! RHUBARB CRUNCH CRUMB TOPPING: 1 cup flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¾ cup uncooked oatmeal ½ cup melted bu er FRUIT MIXTURE: 4 cups chopped rhubarb 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon grated orange rind (Continued on page 12)
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“Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separa ng good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between poli cal par es either— but right through every human heart—and through all human hearts. The line shi s. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained. And even in the best of all hearts, there remains … an un-uprooted small corner of evil.”
RHUBARB CRUNCH (Continued from page 11)
Mix together crumb topping un l crumbly. Press half into a nine-inch greased pan. Cover with rhubarb. In saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, water, and vanilla. Cook, s rring un l clear and thick. Add orange rind. Pour over rhubarb. Cover with remaining crumb mix. Bake at 350 degrees for forty-five minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice-cream.
John Loranger was born in Bu e, Montana in 1961 but has spent most of his life in Nevada. He served in the United States Navy from 1983 to 1987, then worked for the telephone company before re ring in 2011. He has always enjoyed reading fic on and has published two novels of his own: "The Odyssey of Art O'Hara" and "Lions and Souls: the Story of St. Mary of Egypt", available at LeRue Press and Amazon. His approach to fic on is best summed up by a quote from Walker Percy: "The first rule of thumb, of course, is pleasure. A good book gives the reader pleasure, the sort of deep, iding pleasure he likes to come back to."
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Ruth VanDyke is the mother of seven, grandmother of 16, and boasts of 10 great-grandsons. The heart-warming true stories of her life are seasoned with humor and tantalizing recipes from her travels over six decades. She is a published poet and has been wri ng short stories for a number of years, as well as edi ng newsle ers for various organiza ons. Her style of wri ng and wit have been compared to the late Erma Bombeck. You can join her daily as she posts recipes, short stories and poetry on her popular BLOG, 'Ruth's Food for Thought' and pick up a copy of her book, Memories with Recipes online and at LeRue Press, 280 Greg Street #10, Reno, NV.
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