Toys, Guns, or Christmas — Which Will It Be?
Dec 19, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeSeveral nights ago, while working at the computer, I watched an interesting movie on television: "The Man Who Saved Christmas" (CBS 2002). Perhaps you've seen it before. The story is based upon fact. The main character in the movie, A.C. Gilbert (left), was America's leading toy manufacturer. In 1918, while the nation was engulfed in World ...
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The Angel of Hadley and Judges Cave: A Robust Thanksgiving Tale
Nov 23, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeLast weekend I made my annual “pilgrimage” to Plymouth, Massachusetts, for a Board meeting of the Plymouth Rock Foundation. The hallowed landmarks continue to inspire: the statue of William Bradford, the statue of Chief Massassoit, the vault containing the bones of many of the pilgrims who died during the first winter, the Church of the ...
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Emory Folmar, RIP
Nov 16, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeAround December 1984, the Air Force sent me to Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama for a week of reserve duty. I brought my wife and children with me, as they had never been to Alabama. One night that week, we attended a community Christmas carol fest in Crampton Bowl. Emory Folmar, the Mayor of Montgomery, opened ...
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Gods Bless America? To Whom Would Prayers at 9/11 Memorial Be Offered?
Sep 6, 2011 2 Comments ›› Ben DuPréNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (left) has come under intense criticism for inviting only elected officials, past and present, to the 10th anniversary memorial of the 9/11 attacks but not permitting clergy and prayer. Many conservative leaders, like Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, Sen. Rick Santorum, and a NYC Councilman, have urged ...
Continue ReadingOtto von Hapsburg: The Prince, the Professor, and the Sinner
Jul 19, 2011 4 Comments ›› John EidsmoeOtto von Hapsburg (Habsburg) (1912-2011), the last Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, died at the age of 98 on 4 July 2011. After a 13-day period of mourning, he was entombed in the Imperial Crypt under the Capuchin Church in Vienna. The funeral embodied the dignity and regal splendor that befitted the heir of the ...
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