Our Democracy Could Use Another Truman

by Kevin Burton    Not sure what I expected in advance from the Harry S. Truman Museum in Independence, Missouri, but I ended up in tears.    Truman was the Vice President thrust into the presidency just 82 days into his term, following the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1945.  By then the tide …

Hotel Ejects Blind Woman Over Guide Dog

by Kevin Burton     If I ever go back to London, I know where I am not staying.    The Premier Inn in North London ejected a blind woman, her partner and her guide dog, saying the woman “didn’t look blind,” according to published reports.       My information comes from reporter Jessica Frank-Keyes, writing …