(Palm-Print
Photo by Edward F. Palm)
Photo by Edward F. Palm)
About Me

- Edward F. Palm
- 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, July 20, 2025
Sunday, July 13, 2025
My thought for today
On Friday, in Texas, a reporter asked Trump, ""Families are upset because they say that warnings didn't go out in time, and they say that people could have been saved. What do you say to those families?"
Trump's response: "Only a bad person would ask a question like that. To be honest with you, I don't know who you are, but only a very evil person would ask a question like that. This has been heroism."
I beg to differ: The reporter is not a bad or evil person. The question was perfectly appropriate. I just wish the reporter had taken up for herself, insisting she is not evil and repeating the question. Reporters in general need to be more forceful and not let Trump bully them. To be sure, Trump would have an aggressive reporter removed from the room, but that would just make Trump look even worse. --S/f, EFP
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Friday, July 4, 2025
My thought for today
I just heard Trump say his “Big Beautiful Bill” is his gift to the nation on this July 4th. I wonder if we could somehow regift it. —S/f, EFP
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