Monthly Archives: April 2023

The Poetry of April

April 6, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

“Who are your favorite poets?” Ethel Winslow, the Editor-in-Chief of The Weekly View, put that question to me during a conversation about National Poetry Month. As is likely, lately, my memory seized up, but I managed to squeeze out Randall Jarrell. Ethel immediately cited “Death Of The Ball Turret Gunner” … Read More

Paul Newman and the Indy 500

April 6, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in July 2010. I have many heroes in my life ranging from the rich and famous (Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr. to name a few) to the not-so-rich and famous (My wife Rhonda, my kids Jasmine and Addison, … Read More

Mirror, Mirror

April 6, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in June 2012. The year was 1919. Proper ladies did not work outside the home, education was considered of no use to the fairer sex, and if a woman had a political opinion, she found it best to keep it to herself. What a difference a … Read More