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Amish Social Media
Several days ago I was locked out of my Facebook account, an integral part of the Jim HInckley's America network. After exhausting the myriad of options for resolution presented, I called a service number. Needless to say my sense of humor had been sorely tested by...
Carpe Diem
Cape Diem. The Roman poet Horace used the term which translates as "pluck the day" or "sieze the day" to convey the idea that every morning dawns with new opportunities. But there is a caveat. There might not be another day. There may not be anotther chance to sieze...
Take The Bull By The Horns
Route 66 continues to provide communities along that highway corrdior with unique opportunies for economic development and historic distric revitalization. These opportunities will be magnified as we draw closer to the Route 66 centennial in 2026. This is in stark...
The Dark Side
Daniel and Ann Bonelli were true pioneers on the western frontier. They overcame adversity, built an empire, and made an array of contributions to transforming northwestern Arizona. They are credited with founding the town of Rioville, Nevada Territory, a town now...
Passing of The Torch
He could have been anywhere between sixty and two hundred years of age. All I knew at the time is that he seemed to be older than rope. He looked like a piece of twisted, deeply creased sun dried leather and had a gruff personality to match. For a kid that was already...
Well, Turn Left At The Bridge That Used To Be Painted Yellow
It was in the era of maps instead of GPS, and payphones over cell phones. I was lost as a goose in the fog somewhere in the vast corn field and forest country of northern Ohio. It was pretty country, and with the exception of my passengers, my dearest friend, son, pa...
Bob Waldmire, The Green Book & A Mystery or Two
The mural by the iconic artist Bob Waldmire, a pioneer in the Route 66 renaissance movement, on the side of the old Tavern at TNT Auto Center is one of Kingman's treasures. Given the popularity of Waldmire's work the lack of official promotion for this gem has long...
Hard Times, Good Times & Odd Times
The family has graciously offered to share their story, a true tale of inspiration and of a family of immigrants that built a small empire along Route 66 in the desert southwest. I eagerly await their email as this should make for some interesting reading. I stumbled...
Windows On The Past
Historic photos are fractions of time frozen forever. They are windows on the past. And they are puzzle pieces that when put with together with newspaper articles from that period, old letters, diaries and similar materials bring the picture into focus. As an example...
An Inspirational Tale
Over the years her exploits became legendary. As an example, in 1878, she worked as a messenger, scout and interpreter for General O. O. Howard during the Bannock War. Compared to the battles waged against the Sioux, the Apache and the Comanche, it was more a skirmish...
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