Many of you know I publish a weekly newspaper in Lake Geneva Wisconsin
It grew from the desire to share NEWS with our neighbors unencumbered by any financial pressure from advertisers or public entities,
and also be a platform for me to share my thoughts publicly, regarding the state of Local, State and National affairs.
The Geneva Shore Report is printed every Wednesday and distributed throughout the Lake Geneva, Wisconsin area.
We also post the articles on our website,
The Geneva Shore Report
Below are Opinion/Editorials from the past and present. Enjoy and feel free to comment pro and con. Sane and mature dialog is the cornerstone of one of our greatest Freedoms.
The Social Order, Editorial July 5, 2020
The Social Order, the Social Condition, and the meaning of 'Social' itself. The social definition is simple, whether determined by a dictionary in exotic detail or in seemingly understandable catch-phrases like 'we are all in this together.' Social means to be...
A Celebratory Weekend? – Editorial June 20, 2020
Celebration Let's see, and consider, what is going on right now in the nation on the longest day of the year. Yesterday was Juneteenth, a holiday almost nobody knew about because, somehow, the freeing of the slaves back in 1865 was never publicly appreciated. That day...
Supreme Court Direction and More, Editorial, June 19 , 2020
Dreaming gay dreams...as the United States Supreme Court faces away from the growing progressive wind to run for cover. The very conservative court, able to vote on any issue with a 5-4 majority, begins to see the direction the wind is beginning to blow in and lifts...
John Bolton who? Editorial, June 12, 2020
John Bolton who? This guy, resigning from the White House in September of last year, was going to be a lightning rod of booming revelation, with respect to Trump's wrongdoings. Oh, I forgot, there was the book he was writing. He had to keep silent while getting ready...
It Is All About the Money…
All About the Money It is about the money. Where did it come from? First two trillion, and now three more. The gross revenue from all sources for the country was only 20 trillion. The total taxes collected in 2019 was 3.46 trillion. In 2018 it was 3.22 trillion. Where...
Science and Truth… Editorial, May 18, 2020
If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. E.O Wilson There is no 'Truth' in Science. There is only a repeat performance of experiences and experiments to confirm that things tested give every appearance...
Friends and Friendship, Editorial by James Strauss
FRIENDS OF THE FRIENDLESS OPINION/EDITORIAL from my Newspaper, The Geneva Shore Report, January 8, 2020 There was once a bit of humor portrayed by two hoboes talking to one another on a park bench. They were having one of those not uncommon hobo conversations about...
Intellect, Editorial from the Geneva Shore Report
OPINION/EDITORIAL INTELLECT First published in the Geneva Shore Report, January 1, 2020: INTELLECT Your definition is as good as anybody else’s definition of that word. What does it really mean to be smart, relative to other humans or even beings alive on this...
Wonderful Fans and The Funding Of This Journey
This article is a THANK YOU to all of my wonderful 'Fans' and an introduction to something new. For the past 4 years, I have been posting my writing as chapters are completed, along with Short Stories and Poems. After the books are completed and published the...
I Did The Thing… Vietnam
I did the thing in a country called Vietnam. I went on from there to have a fairly wild and messy but distinguished career in the CIA. How come, after all that, and publishing my story in books and more, I am expected on such social communication sites like this, to...