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...

HAYDEN HOLINGSWORTH: Does Respect Matter?

Rodney Dangerfield always opened his comedy act with the comment, “I don’t get no respect.”  His riff would continue pointing out the myriad of...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Kindness of Strangers

Unexpected illness is never a welcome event but when you are in the midst of a vacation it is all the more daunting.  I...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Does Our Democracy Work?

“The thing about democracy, beloveds, is that it is not neat, orderly, or quiet.  It requires a certain relish for confusion.”  So said the...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: The Importance of Silence

Is anyone else tired of television news?  You cannot turn on a cable news channel without being assaulted with “new” information.  The anchor person,...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Laugh for the Health of It

What a depressing and stressful time in which we live!  There seems to be so much about which to be upset.  The strain of...

HAYDEN HOLLINGSWORTH: Love Your Enemies? Not Likely!

Well, it’s happened again and I don’t suppose anyone is really surprised.  A terribly misguided person (or group) has found it expedient to blow...