Curiouser and Curiouser
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer While not a proper English word, when used together as Lewis Carroll coined them in Alice in Wonderland, “curiouser and curiouser” is an acceptable way of saying something…
Category: Opinion / Editorial
New UN Secretary General: Guterres Gets It
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—White smoke has emerged from the Security Council, where the powerful fifteen member body, has selected a new UN Secretary General from among a dozen declared…
UN Assembly Opens Amid Global Chaos, Hope
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—Presidents, Prime Ministers and Kings will convene in New York next week for the opening of the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations. The annual…
The Back To School Edition
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer You could almost hear the sighs of relief across the state these last couple of weeks as parents sent their children back to school. It’s been an annual…
September 11th Shadows
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS—On a picture perfect September morning, the Grim Reaper struck in New York. Hijacked aircraft slammed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center shattering…
Slovakia—Central Europe’s Quiet Success Story
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer BRATISLAVA, Slovakia— The majestic Danube River connects Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. Just 40 miles downriver from Vienna, the historic city of Bratislava rises above the Danubian plain.…
Saudi Quebec
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer It was in the upper 80s yesterday and the leaves are beginning to show fall colors, so it’s perhaps a strange time to be writing about maple syrup…
Turkey At The Crossroads
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer PARIS – A vital American ally has gone geopolitically adrift in the wake of Turkey’s failed military coup, and the subsequent crackdown on all forms of domestic…
France–Summer of Terror Lingers
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer PARIS–Imagine for a moment arriving at Sunday morning religious service only to see the doors of the church guarded by camouflage-clad soldiers with automatic weapons.…
What’s Up Doc?
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Bugs Bunny’s signature line, delivered nonchalantly – often at the point of Elmer Fudd’s gun – is the perfect response to Dr. Bob Kocher, one of the physician-architects…
France: Facing Barbarism
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer PARIS – The recurring terrorist attacks which have plagued France seem to have no bounds nor mercy. The murder of a Catholic priest saying Mass in a…
The Three G’s versus the Three D’s
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is the political gift that keeps on giving. Long after failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s speeches have been relegated to the Big Black…
UN Secretary General Race: The Other Election
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS – What’s beginning to look like this year’s Republican presidential primaries in the USA has morphed into a political scramble for the UN Secretary General’s…
UN Court Rebuffs China’s Claims to South China Sea
by John J. Metzler Weirs Times Contributing Writer UNITED NATIONS— In a major legal setback for Beijing, an international tribunal has rejected and rebuffed many of Mainland China’s claims regarding exclusive sovereignty and rights in…
On-shoring Unemployment
by Ken Gorrell, Weirs Times Contributing Writer Remember the last presidential election cycle when the Left wailed about the scourge of “offshoring” jobs? How times change. In June of 2012, the uber-Progressive news site ThinkProgress…