We’re all Americans now…

We’re all Americans now…

By Les Proctor on September 16, 2009

Are we every going to move beyond demogoguery and ideological stalemate? Are our elected representatives ever going to be able to work together constructively to do the will of the American people? Is the United States a democracy “of the people [...]

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Never forget (what we’re fighting for…)

Never forget (what we’re fighting for…)

By Les Proctor on September 11, 2009

On June 1, 1865, Senator Charles Sumner commented on what is now considered the most famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln. In his eulogy on the slain president, he called The Gettysburg Address a “monumental act.”

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The American Goldfinch

The American Goldfinch

By Les Proctor on August 4, 2009

The American Goldfinch is one of the most beautiful birds I’ve ever seen. You can recognize it by its bright yellow body, black wings with white stripes, and black cap and forehead.

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The Sea Venture

The Sea Venture

By Les Proctor on July 14, 2009

My first ancestor in North America (‘John The Immigrant’) voyaged to these shores in 1609 aboard “The Sea Venture”, which was a part of The Virginia Company [...]

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Portraits of Betty

By Les Proctor on July 27, 2011

On April 28, 2011, Betty Rea Proctor, 96, passed away every bit as gracefully as she lived. In loving memory of Betty Rea Proctor By Shirley Bynum Smith, Saint Louis, Missouri I. Of Betty Rea Proctor (199?) Woman of perspicacity and poetry. Keeper of lost art of letter writing, whose list of correspondents reaches far. Sender of postcards [...]

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My Bobbie “Succeeded”

My Bobbie “Succeeded”

By Les Proctor on April 29, 2011

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and affection of children; to learn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a little bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, [...]

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