Author Archives: David Carroll

If you read my recent stories about presidents, you may have noticed a common thread in our nation’s 240-year history. Almost all the presidents were elected after they had served… Read more »

I try to limit myself to one topic per week, but there are three things on my mind. One is good, one is sad, and the other is bad.  … Read more »

I’ve gotten to that age where I’m going to more funerals than I once did.  It makes you think, doesn’t it?  When you’re young, you think you’ll live forever.  But… Read more »

You know the saying: if it was a fish, I’d throw it back in.  Well, 2017 is history, and what a stinker it was. Truthfully, it wasn’t a total loss. … Read more »

Talk about an unsung hero: how about James Rogers! James is a humble fellow.  He has no idea I’m writing this story about him.  If he did, he would laugh… Read more »

As we begin the final installment of history’s forgotten presidents, here is some reaction from the first three stories.  (Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) One teacher pledged… Read more »

Thanks to the glorious black-and-white films of the Andy Griffith Show, Jim Nabors will never die.  “Gomer Pyle” will outlive us all.  So will Sheriff Andy, Deputy Barney, Aunt Bee,… Read more »

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this story, I’ve tried to shine a light on our lesser-known presidents.  When I visit middle and high school students, it saddens me… Read more »

In Part 1, I covered the lesser-known presidents through the Civil War.  Most of the presidents from Reconstruction until the turn of the 20th century are not exactly household words. … Read more »

David Cassidy has died at the age of 67.  He had suffered from dementia, and more recently, kidney and liver failure. For the past several decades, it has been totally… Read more »