Ron Jackson

Feb 1, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Ron Jackson

There is nothing like making a good decision and being reminded how good it was. The positive reinforcement is becoming a regular thing. Since age 12, news consumption has been as important to me as any body organ. Mainly, my source of infusion came via newspapers. The kind you could hold, fold, swat flies, put it away and pick up again. And after it was no longer relevant, you could find several other uses for it. National, regional or local news, it didn’t matter. I preferred newspapers over books.

Jan 25, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Ron Jackson

Where did January go? Here we are, the last weekend of the month. So much has happened already. With another week to go, it is scary to think what else could happen. And what else we could needlessly worry about. With everything that took place this month, I am still optimistic about all the tomorrows to come. So, bring on February with all its surprises, good and bad. I take it as a good sign when professional football ends and baseball begins on the same day.

Jan 16, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Ron Jackson

As we approach our first three-day weekend of the year, I wonder if "The Dream" is still a thing. Monday is a federal holiday. It is the first Monday after Jan. 15, the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year it happens to coincide with the presidential inauguration and the college football championship game. If 100 people surveyed were asked to name the top three significant events held next Monday, I doubt if the dreamer would make the list.

Jan 12, 2025 | shawlocal.com | Ron Jackson

We subjectively subscribe to the African proverb, that “It takes a village” to successfully raise a child, and to a limited point to protect children. It would seem logical to apply the principle to solve crimes. Yet, it isn’t widely accepted. The protection of the community or village warrants the same vigilance as the protection of our children. Unfortunately, as with some children, when it comes to some crimes, the eyes and the mouths of the village are closed. Sometimes, very tightly.

Jan 11, 2025 | daily-journal.com | Ron Jackson

We subjectively subscribe to the African proverb, that “It takes a village” to successfully raise a child, and to a limited point to protect children. It would seem logical to apply the principle to solve crimes. Yet, it isn’t widely accepted. The protection of the community or village warrants the same vigilance as the protection of our children. Unfortunately, as with some children, when it comes to some crimes, the eyes and the mouths of the village are closed. Sometimes, very tightly.