FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story

with letters edited by E. B. Barker assisted by Anthony J. Barker Copyright © 2002 Ernest Barker All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without the written consent from the publisher. ISBN # 1-931413-81-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2002102820 _________________ “Sergeant Major (afterwards Second Lieutenant) Frederick A.Continue reading “FRED AND JENNIE: A Civil War Love Story”

FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR

When I first arrived in Oregon I remember being puzzled by the conspicuous lack of graveyards. In Connecticut they are omnipresent. The dead outnumber the living. The weight of the past is heavier and it seems like every memorial is a tribute to the sacrifices made during either the Revolutionary or the Civil War. SchoolContinue reading “FRED LUCAS and THE CIVIL WAR”

Facial Recognition

In Privacy, I highlighted the problem of the surveillance state. The public forum now debates how far that power should reach; whether police, corporations, or federal agencies should control it. The question is framed as one of fairness or accountability. It should be one of existence. The simplest way to see the danger is throughContinue reading “Facial Recognition”