The Sidney Sun-Telegraph - Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper

In my high school days, as a result of our debate team’s outstanding record, and other things, I was honored to receive invitations to speak at the Kiwanis Club, the Alaska Medical Association, the State Republican Convention, among many. I also appeared once on the local Fairbanks television station, and did a couple of shows on the local radio station. Immediately following this introduction is a speech I delivered to the Fairbanks Rotary Club just prior to Independence Day, 1965. Many of the things I said and wrote then still apply today, and all of it is important to recall at all tim...