Words on Paper | Forrest Peterson

Time for another miracle on ice – For the U.S., Winter Olympics offers a much better world stage

by Forrest Peterson | Feb 5, 2026 | Words on Paper

Top: The U.S. men’s hockey team scores a “Miracle on Ice” goal against the Soviet Union in the semi-finals of the 1980 winter Olympics. Bottom: Jessie Diggins captures a gold medal with Kikkan Randall in the cross-country team sprint in the 2018 winter Olympics....

Suffer the little children – For their sake, bypass war and revenge, and start rebuilding

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 29, 2026 | Words on Paper

Children play amidst rubble in post-World War II Berlin, Germany. Credit: Magnum Photos How about if we just bypass the war and the vengeful aftermath, and go straight to rebuilding? The U.S. is suffering extreme political warfare with revenge and retribution in its...

Department of Homeland Insecurity – Drifting from fighting terrorism, ICE today is committing it

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 22, 2026 | Words on Paper

In October 2003 President George Bush signs the order creating the Department of Homeland Security in 2004, with its first secretary, Tom Ridge, standing at right. It seems so long ago, Sept. 11, 2001. This year will be the 25th anniversary of the traumatic event that...

In the strike zone, or not – Truth also a murder victim on Jan. 7

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 15, 2026 | Words on Paper

It’s too bad Nick Shirley wasn’t there recording what happened Jan. 7 on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis. Instead of ambushing day care centers under false pretenses and spreading lies and misinformation, he would have to concede that the murder of Renae Nicole Good...

Enough! Jan. 6, now Jan. 7 – Honor public servants who truly protect and serve

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 8, 2026 | Words on Paper

Does anyone remember Cassidy Hutchinson, the government employee who told the truth about things happening or not happening at the White House on Jan. 6, 2021? The title of Cassidy Hutchinson’s book, Enough, is even more resounding today than when it was published in...

Being mindful of what lies beyond – As mainline church attendance declines, interest in God and spirituality rises

by Forrest Peterson | Jan 1, 2026 | Words on Paper

Morgan Freeman interviews Tulku Lobsang Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher who appears in “The Story of God” series, discussing Buddhist views on the divine. (National Geographic photo in Variety). It’s Sunday morning. I’m looking out the window at snowflakes...