by Lawson Brooks | May 27, 2021
With each passing year, it’s only natural for me to look back at my life and appreciate the many great experiences that I’ve enjoyed. I recently entered my 69th year of existence and concluded that there is no better time than now than to make the effort to complete...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 20, 2021
No one can seem agree upon the origin of the label “cancel culture.” In a December 2020 article in the New York Times entitled, “The Long and Tortured History of Cancel Culture, Ligaya Mishan cited that the term’s evolution began in the early 21st century from a...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 18, 2021
Two weeks ago, we awoke to the news that Cuyahoga County Council Member Shontel Brown defeated Progressive heavyweight Nina Turner in a hard-fought effort that featured a war of noteworthy proxies in the process. Since that time, debate has raged among progressives as...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 13, 2021
Joe Manchin, the senior senator from West Virginia is either relishing his moment in the sun or is thoroughly at a loss as to how to effectively utilize his newfound leverage resulting from a 50/50 Senate. The senator has sent so many mixed signals on what he will and...
by Lawson Brooks | Apr 3, 2021
As I’ve approached the age of retirement, which is off of the table for me by both necessity and choice, I’ve watched as friends made relocation decisions with some subsequently regretting their choice, almost immediately. While I’m not retiring, I am considering...
