Posts by Steve Burch
Editorial-Opinion November 2017
There is no better month in the calendar than November for me. It is fitting that Thanksgiving is held in November. I love it. I particularly love it this year because I think a remarkable change is coming. It is not yet here, but like the cracking of a turkey egg, and the peeping and…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion October 2017
This has been a humbling and gratifying month for me personally. I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of concern expressed by so many of you for me. I want to thank you all. And I want to let you all know that things are remarkably good. The trigger was Hurricane Irma. Some of you…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion March 2017
Happy birthday to GON. Before I get into what I want to say this month, I wanted to let you know that with this issue, GON turns 30 years old. The first issue we ever published was in the middle of March, 1987. The cover story was about a large crappie tournament that was held…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion February 2017
I know you don’t remember what I wrote a month ago, but I must say… WOW! Last month, noting the rocket ride up the stock market was on, I said the surge was based on anticipation of changes that the new President would make, and its positive impact on the national economy. The promise of…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion January 2017
The eruption in the stock market since the election of Donald Trump has been nothing short of stunning. In no small part, this financial enthusiasm stands on the belief that business will advance; doubling the current growth rate of 2 percent. A 4 percent growth rate would do wonderful things for all. Vital to this…
Read MoreDarden Dove Shoot Boasts High Dove Numbers, Thanks To The Work Of Many
Each opening day of dove season for the past decade, Claibourne Darden and his wife Anita, have opened their Taliaferro County farm to the GON family for an opening day shoot, with proceeds going to the work done by our non-profit, GONetwork and its SEEDS program for kids. This year’s Darden Dove Shoot may have…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion October 2016
Read Ecclesiastes 11, and you will find an important verse: “Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Now imagine what this has to do with the best dove shoot I have been to in a decade. My point here is that my experience is not noteworthy; rather, it…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion September 2016
Is now a time to buy guns and ammo? I think it is. It’s also time to vote. Here is what one very knowledgeable person said last month. James Debney, CEO of Smith & Wesson, said, “We are honored to support this effort on behalf of our employees and especially the law-abiding firearm owners of…
Read MoreEditorial-Opinion August 2016
Today, I want to talk about politics and petroleum gas. I am a PL 92-500 baby, and so are many of you. President Richard Nixon signed to law Public Law (PL) 92-500; what you now know as the Clean Water Act, and it established the Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA. Prior to that act, the…
Read MoreEditorial — Why Are Federal Agencies Stockpiling Ammo?
The Posse Comitatus Act is a federal law signed in 1878. The purpose of the act is to limit using federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States. Its primary purpose is to prevent a U.S. President—the Commander in Chief—from using federal troops against the U.S. citizenry. And so we come to…
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