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About Me

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Forest, Virginia, United States
A long time ago, my sophomore English teacher, Father William Campbell, saw something in my writing and predicted that I would someday become a newspaper columnist. He suggested the perfect title for my column--"Leaves of the Palm." Now that I have a little extra time on my hands I've decided to put Father Campbell's prediction to the test. I'm going to start using this blog site not just to reprint opinion pieces I've published elsewhere but to try to get more of my ideas and opinions out there. Feedback is welcome. To find out more about me, please check out my Web site: www.EdwardFPalm.com (Click on any of the photos below for an enlarged view.)

Sunday, December 30, 2018

My Column for December 30, 2018

Palm on the passing scene again. --S/f, EFP


Sunday, December 23, 2018

My Column for December 23, 2018

"Nobody knows the trouble I've seen." --S/f, EFP


Sunday, December 2, 2018

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Sunday, November 18, 2018

My Column for November 18, 2018

This one is likely to prompt some pushback from the right and the left. --S/f, EFP


Sunday, November 11, 2018

My Column for November 11, 2018

Blame the editor, not me, for the garbled lead. I hope you'll overlook that and read the rest. --S/f, EFP


Sunday, November 4, 2018

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Sunday, September 23, 2018

Sunday, September 9, 2018

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Sunday, August 26, 2018

Sunday, August 19, 2018

My Column for August 19, 2018

My ego is showing--again. I've just discovered that, since January, I've been reprinted in nine USA--Today network newspapers, ranging from California to New York. --S/f, EFP







Sunday, August 12, 2018

My Column for August 12, 2018

Cue up that old African-American spiritual "Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen." --S/f, EFP


Sunday, August 5, 2018

My Column for August 5, 2018

Cue up that wonderful old Sam Cooke number, "Don't know much about history." --S/f, EFP


Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sunday, July 8, 2018

Sunday, July 1, 2018

My Column for July 1, 2018

In the words of the great Eric Clapton, "I've got a problem; can you relate?" --S/f, EFP


Sunday, June 24, 2018

My Column for June 24, 2018

I'm sure to hear from some suffering from "TDS"--Trump Denial Syndrome--those blind to his faults. --S/f, EFP



Sunday, May 27, 2018

My Column for May 27, 2018

I'm down on drugs this week. --S/f, EFP


My Column for May 20, 2018

A mea culpa moment: I've since learned that Wolf said "facts" and not "fat." As we used to say in the Old Corps, "No excuse, sir!" I should have double-checked. --S/f, EFP


Sunday, May 13, 2018

My Column for May 13, 2018

I’m posting this one from the Mercure Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. —S/f, EFP
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Sunday, April 29, 2018

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Sunday, March 4, 2018

My Column for March 4, 2018

What can I say? I'm just incorrigible. --S/f, EFP
P.S. A good friend warns that, if I follow through on my Mother's Day gift idea, I should expect a vertical butt stroke to a sensitive area.



Sunday, February 18, 2018

Sunday, February 11, 2018

My Column for February 11, 2018

I've said it before, but it bears repeating: I didn't study literature for ten years only to have to think for myself. Thank you very much! --S/f, EFP