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Returning only twice since the 1970s, I first learned about hiking up the highest location in my state from my Texas State University Journalism (then Southwest Texas State University) professor, David Yates, in 1977. Guadalupe Mountains National Park He published, for a .90 to $1.50, an 11 1/2″×14 3/4″ newspaper, Cedar Rock, for poets and…
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My pick for a future president of the United States (should Donald Trump seek to run again, she could be his vice presidential running mate) is South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. While governors like Gavin Newsom and Andrew Cuomo were following the Democrat agenda to use the pandemic as a tool to force socialism, destroy…
Read more American Hero: South Dakota Gov. Kristin Noem Crushed Media On Lockdowns
President Donald J. Trump issued one of his last executive orders on January 18, 2021, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, for the construction of 250 statues in The National Garden. “The National Garden will feature a roll call of heroes who deserve honor, recognition, and lasting tribute because of the battles they won, the ideas…
Read more The Nation Garden Statue List Revealed in Trump’s Executive Order
Browsing through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data while researching for upcoming articles, I found some interesting information about Americans in flight. What is the total number of airports in the United States? A. 787 B. 19,787 C. 9,787 D. 10,787 How many active pilots are in the U.S.? A. 7,719 B. 55,719 C. 226,719 D.…
Read more How Many Airports Are in America? (and Other Aviation Trivia)
Big Tech has launched a major assault on Americans’ right to free speech. In their most audacious attack, some of the most powerful big businesses in America joined together to force Parler off the Internet. Parler, a social media site that rejects Twitter’s censorship policies, had millions of users until Google, Apple, and Amazon deplatformed…
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director has signed an order requiring all airline passengers traveling to the United States, including U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs), to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test or recovery from COVID-19. Effective January 26, 2021, all airline passengers to the United States ages two years and older must provide either a negative COVID-19 viral test taken within three calendar days of travel or provide a positive…
WASHINGTON – FAA Administrator Steve Dickson on January 13, 2021, signed an order (PDF) directing a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers in the wake of recent, troubling incidents. The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals…
Hotels are open and welcoming. Food trucks are coming in to help out. Thank you American Patriots. The public health emergency is in effect through March 31, 2021. Please note, the following adjustments take place from Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 and last through Jan. 15, 2021: Indoor gatherings are capped at 10 people and outdoor gatherings are limited…
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We are sincerely thankful for the patronage and readership of so many followers around the world. When Dodie and I began CleverJourneys in May 2020, we came loaded with experience. My first big interview was with Clint Eastwood in 1974. I was fresh out of high school and very motivated after scoring that opportunity. When…
Today there are approximately 500 people on Earth who have been in the astronaut business, with approximately 300 of those being Americans. I’m particularly honored to have interviewed and/or met over 30 space travelers (including cosmonauts) over the years. Almost 100 of the American astronauts have been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. For…
Read more U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Honors Only Those Who Meet Specific Criteria
In our neck of the woods–the Texas Hill Country, over an hour northwest of San Antonio–we usually have to travel to see winter snow. Wouldn’t you know it? The one year San Antonio experienced a whopping 13.5 inches of snow in 1985, the International Airport had loaned their only snowplow to Denver. It was a…
