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Daily Archives: October 25th, 2012

Lyman Hubbard Sr.


A recent article in a local paper reported the idea of displaying the war memorabilia of one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen. These Black Americans or “Red Tails” as they were called due to the bright Red paint on the tails of their aircraft. The local airport director is quite open to the idea and should be applauded for embracing the idea. Looking back when the war was on (WWII), these men were treated with the disrespect that most Black Americans suffered. These men who saved countless lives by escorting bombers to and from air raids yet were still treated with disdain and hatred by most of their peers except the bomber pilots whose butts they covered to and from their air raids. This idea of displaying Mr. Lyman’s memorabilia is especially fitting since he was not initially allowed to fly out of the Springfield airport as a member of the Air National Guard because he was Black. This article could have been just about the work this man did for All Americans without regard to color but it brought in the Race issue which detracted from the importance of this life lived to the fullest and put on the line for all of us. Thank you  Mr. Hubbard and your comrades who are patriots who should not be forgotten.

If You Would Only Read


The current and recent past Presidential election has shown how un evolved we are. The bonobo Chimpanzees have more moral turpitude than we do in election seasons.  Some of us  have shown our true “colors” during this campaign yet refuse to acknowledge that you could be Racist. If this is your true being then live it or give it up. There  are  some of us who through ignorance or pejorative preference  cannot understand the real reasons for voting. The advertising of candidates has presented what each candidate wants us to hear and unfortunately many of us do not avail ourselves of any additional available information to corroborate or disprove what is being presented. If life was like a school , many of us would be failing. Life teaches us many things but not necessarily how to live, how to progress or even exist. These things come from our homes, teachers and parents even then there is room for personal reconciliation of the facts and ideas presented. If we would only read, explore the wonder of newspapers (notice this is pluralized) and news magazines, each presents a different slant on current events but it allows for a well-rounded view of a topic. There is always time for a quick read instead of accepting the information presented by a distinguished looking man or nice looking woman as fact. You barely believe the weather person yet any other information presented is accepted as fact. Finally why is that many of us want the worst to be true because it fits our personal biases?