The Man In the Arena

The Man In the Arena

Photo President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt courtesy Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.   Former President Theodore Roosevelt once gave a speech of which the following quote and this headline originated. In it, he made an observation that most today can see...

Declaration of Arbroath

      King Robert I: ‘But from these countless evils we have been set free… by our most tireless Prince, King and Lord, the Lord Robert’.   Declaration of Arbroath: Scottish Declaration of Independence To the most Holy Father and...
Please Help My Dad

Please Help My Dad

    My Dad, the publisher of The Standard, has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer which has metastasized throughout his body and he is fighting for his life. To compound the cancer he also recently had double kidney failure and had to...
Principles Worth Fighting For

Principles Worth Fighting For

Original caption: Pearl Harbor, HI. Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941. Photo courtesy National Archive.   “I am one of those who believe there are some principles worth fighting for...