Bob Shell: Parole Denied

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Parole Denied . My legal efforts: Unfortunately, the Virginia Supreme Court declared a state of judicial emergency in March, shutting down all state courts except for emergency hearings and some clerical functions. I have several ongoing court actions, but all are on hold until the courts reopen, … Read more

Bob Shell: Jargon Overload

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Jargon Overload . George Orwell wrote, “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear.” To which I’ll add my own statement. ‘Nowhere in the US Constitution is there a right to not be offended.’ One of … Read more

Bob Shell: Culture War?

  Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2020 . Culture War? . “A culture war is something only the other side fights. The side you are on is only talking sense.” — Robert Shrimsley Are we really in the middle of a culture war in the USA, and much of the rest of the world, right … Read more

Tony Ward: A Sunday Ride to Atlantic City

. . Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . A Sunday Ride to Atlantic City . I received a call recently from one of my childhood friends, Howard Lee to take some pictures of a group of motorcycle enthusiast that he put together for a ride to Atlantic City on August 30th..  Howard and I … Read more

Dominic Mercier: Fleeing Opression, Finding Creative Freedom

  Text by Dominic Mercier, Copyright 2020 . Fleeing Oppression, Finding Creative Freedom . When Milt Ward arrived in Philadelphia in the late 1930s, he was fleeing the oppressive and segregated south. But what he found in his new home was a welcoming, creative community that would bolster his artistic skills and shape his distinguished … Read more