Hayden Hollingsworth

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: So Many Crises

In his essay, American Crisis,Thomas Paine said, “These are the times that try men’s souls.”  Over two centuries old, it certainly seems applicable today.  The only difficulty would be...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Life on The Median Strip

We’re all going through the same frustrations of confinement with Covid-19 and one way I...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Covid-19 Questions That Need Answers

The confusion about the coronavirus crisis is badly in need of a central agency, one...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Does Character Count?

Is there anyone who is not exhausted by the current deluge of political frenzy?  The...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Pity For The President

Rarely does a day go by without “Breaking News” concerning some action or comment by...

The Pony Express

It’s been a while since I thought about the history of mail delivery. That any letter ever reached its destination was miraculous in previous...

The Gift of Teachers

Of late, I have been thinking about teachers and what a life-changing role they play. When my alumni journal arrived this past week there...

What’s It All About, Alfie?

Do you remember that song from the 1970s? Lots of questions about what's the point of it all; where's the meaning to all the...

America—Land of Opportunity?

That’s what we always hear but it depends on a lot of things.  Where you were born, did you get an education, did you...

When Efficiency Meets Anxiety

There are few among us who has not had the sinking feeling that something is awry in the body, perhaps something serious. Such a...

Soon It Will All Be Over

The election season, that is.  And none too soon; the public’s tolerance for the last six months of non-information, distortions, lies, and innuendo by...