Race the Sunset

  The delicate palette of an evening's colors cloak the Shenandoah. Copyright 2012 © by Ralph Couey A perfect day is hard ...

The Flight 93 National Memorial Copyright © 2012 by Ralph F. Couey   We made it through the 10 th anniversary commemorations.   ...

Union General John Pope, apparently broken by his defeat at Second Manassas, planned to retreat to the defenses of Washington .   But   Ge...

Delivery, Korean style Copyright 2012 © by Ralph F. Couey   This summer has seemed interminable.   Record-breaking heat, coupled w...

Photo by Michelle Perich *Johnstown, PA Tribune-Democrat, August 12, 2012 as "NDIC: Memories permeate the silence"   Co...

Gabby Douglass, Olympic Champion Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters Copyright © 2012 by Ralph F. Couey   America now has a ne...

On August 1 st , Brazil formally recognized the Confederate States of America . Looking to fund the war effort, the U.S. Congress on ...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey   I have always enjoyed, nay, reveled in the changing seasons.   The progressions of nature are very mu...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey   It was a festive occasion, the first showing of a long-awaited motion picture.   People had gathered...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey Information for this column came from various media reports, including the Denver Post, the London Te...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey Words and image The Fourth of July is, and should be, a day of celebration for all Americans. It i...

On July 1st, Union Naval forces began an assault on Fort McAllister in Bryan County, GA. Also on the 1st, Robert E. Lee's forces launc...

Picture credit:  Washington Post Copyright © 2012 by Ralph F. Couey, written content only All rights reserved  Requiem enim Pe...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey It was going to happen, whether I wanted it to or not.  After becoming accustomed to the mild summers in...

On June 1, what was undoubtedly the most important personnel moves in history occurred when Jefferson Davis appointed Robert E. Lee to com...

Image from Dr. Seuss Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey There was a time when I was passionate about politics.   I lived it, I breathe...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey I awoke on Wednesday morning, and my mind, as it usually does, was accessing the list of “have-to-dos” ...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey Several years ago, California enacted a law that legalized the motorcycle practice called “lane splitt...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey “While riding down the street one day In the motorcycle month of May I was taken by surprise By a m...

On May 1st, Union troops under Benjamin Butler began entering the strategically vital city of New Orleans. On May 3rd, Confederate Gene...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey In the process of relocating, one can expect some disruptions to the even tenor of our lives, the mail ...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey As I write this, the University of Kansas men’s basketball team is poised to begin their participation in...

Copyright 2012 © by Ralph Couey Spring, like all the seasons, comes upon us gradually.  Wrapped in the cloak of our busy lives, we scarce...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey There was a time in America when there were no traffic laws, mainly because encountering a fellow tr...

On April 4 th , as part of the peninsula campaign, Federal troops under General George McClellan began to move from Fort Monroe towards the ...

Copyright © 2012 by Ralph Couey World War II was a watershed event in American history.   16.5 million American troops served in theater...

Copyright 2012 by Ralph Couey Change is a concept that is at the same time glorious opportunity and seemingly endless adversity.   It r...