Mark Tullis
Real negotiations | Ott Observations
In the fall of 1962, our country discovered that the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles in nearby Cuba. The prior year, a CIA-trained paramilitary group of Cuban expatriates had…
Spooked | Mark’s Remarks
Do you ever get that weird little itch to scare yourself? Not like full-on horror movie trauma — just a good, spooky story that sends a chill down your spine…
Miracles | Mark’s Remarks
It seems to me that people get farther and farther away from God with each passing day. I read some of the drivel on Facebook and see some of the…
What are we doing? | Ott Observations
At 1 a.m. Sept. 30, ICE agents raided a five-story apartment building in Chicago. Agents rappelled from helicopters onto the roof, kicked down doors, threw flash bang grenades and arrested…
Spaces of our own | Mark Tullis
John Adams is my favorite president for many reasons, plus he had an excellent taste in women. Specifically, he married Abigail Adams — the woman who could’ve been running the…
The Future is Beneath our Feet in Valmeyer’s Caves
By Mark Munsell Over a career spanning decades, much of it spent as the Chief Technology Officer and later the Chief AI Officer for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, I have…
Only slightly interested | Mark’s Remarks
Why bother? The older I get, the less energy I have for conversations that feel like I’ve been cornered at a family reunion by someone who wants to tell me…
Important words are dying | Ott Observations
There are some words that are descriptive of the core necessities for humans striving to co-exist. One such word is “accountability.” The ICE agents terrorizing and deporting non-whites wear masks.…
