Author Archives: Glen Franklin Koontz

President Trump has cleared the way for convicted terrorist Nidal Hassan, who was convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009. He will face a firing squad. One question; what took so long? Senator Mark Kelly (D. Az.) has a plan to makesContinue reading “OCTOBER 7, 2026”

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my sister, Karen. She does not read The Observations, for some unexplained reason. So I guess I shall have to telephone her later this morning. Congressional Democrats are complaining and crying about high gas prices. Yes, but at the same time, these same Democrats are planning on stopping the United States acquiringContinue reading “OCTOBER 6, 2026”

“If Congress can employ money indefinitely to the general welfare, and are the sole and supreme judges of the general welfare, they may take the care of religion into their own hands; they may appoint teachers in every State, county and parish and pay them out of their public treasury; they may take into theirContinue reading “OCTOBER 5, 2026”

The Epistle today is taken from S. Paul’s first letter to the Christians at Corinth, from the opening section of that epistle. It may be helpful to recall the conventional form of a letter in the Hellenistic world. Such letters normally began by identifying the sender and the recipient, followed by a greeting. The bodyContinue reading “OCTOBER 4, 2026”

Some thoughts on the passing events of the day. We offer comments about the doom and gloom crowd, the genius of Ronald Reagan, and our nation’s Constitution. Please enjoy. ____________________________________________________________________ We Are So Tired of the Loudmouth Quitters BY:          Kurt Schlicter (September 28, 2026). Every election cycle we hear the same stupid spiel from aContinue reading “OCTOBER 3, 2026”

I am back in Northern Virginia. It took a while, but I finally became relaxed down in Southside. I quit reading emails, or caring about obnoxious lawyers. I hit golf balls, visited with friends, enjoyed cocktails at the Club, saw one of my sisters, read books, and slept soundly. It was pure heaven. But nowContinue reading “OCTOBER 2, 2026”

“October is crisp days and cool nights, a time to curl up around the dancing flames and sink into a good book.” —John Sinor. President Trump assembled a gathering of the nation’s leading tech companies, where the parties agreed to self-regulate the development of Artificial Intelligence so as to avoid the horrors predicted by some.Continue reading “OCTOBER 1, 2026”

Today is the last day of September. October begins tomorrow, as we draw ever nearer to year’s end. Where does all the time go? English reminded me that 11 years ago this past Sunday, Dudley joined our family. He was a cute little puppy, who actually seemed to like me then. He is still aContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 30, 2026”

“We are all poor sinners and unworthy even to mention your name, and so we beg our Lord Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, in whom you are well pleased, and the Holy Spirit, to give you thanks for everything.” –St. Francis of Assisi. Today ends Saint Michael’s Lent, and is Michaelmas, also known as theContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 29, 2026”

“We give you thanks because, having created us through your Son, by that holy love with which you loved us, you decreed that he should be born, true God and true man, of the glorious and ever blessed Virgin Mary and redeem us from our captivity by the blood of his passion and death.” –St.Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 28, 2026”