Month: February 2017

Weekly Memo

Criticism

February 27, 2017 Art Fettig 2

Here’s how the Chicago Times in 1865 evaluated President Lincoln’s Gettsyburg Address in commenting on it the day after its delivery. “The cheek of every American must tingle with shame as he reads the silly, […]

Nuggets

Aren’tchaglad?

February 20, 2017 Art Fettig 0

Aren’tchaglad you’re not working in Washington, D.C. right now? Aren’tcha? And aren’tchaglad you’re not a commentator on one of those TV news shows where they line up a mess of broadcasters or so called experts […]

Nuggets

The Binge

February 10, 2017 Art Fettig 1

I’ve been on a binge for over a month now and it just beginning to show some positive results. I’ve been working on a booklet tentatively titled “Stuff I Wrote”. One by one I have […]

Art and Jean Fettig
Weekly Memo

Aunt Jean

February 5, 2017 Art Fettig 0

My wife, Jean, just celebrated her 82nd birthday and the cards and candy and flowers and phone calls and the messages on Facebook – they were inspiring. Some of those messages written on the cards […]