The Lounge
Coffee Talk
Good morning, and welcome to Coffee Talk, NewsViews’ newest “free chat” forum, where you’re encouraged to grab a mug of whatever might be your go-to wake-up beverage and join us for some chatting. This will MORE
The Lounge
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: October 5, 2021
Good morning, News Viewers and Happy Tuesday. I’m running late, very late because I overslept. I should have done this last night and scheduled it to post early this morning but, my undefeated football team MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Is it morning yet? Happy Monday all and yes, it’s morning, at least in this neck of the woods. . . . This is Free Range, our Free Chat about an entire range 😉 of MORE
Last Call
Last Call: October 2, 2021
Happy October! Happy Autumn! Wait, not so fast….The calendar may say it’s October and autumn but the weather gods don’t necessarily agree. As with several weeks running, I will say it once again; I truly MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Welcome to Happy Hour at the NewsViews Lounge on a fantastic October afternoon! It’s been one of the most beautiful times of year here in my Midwestern back yard, with so many, many days of MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 39
Good morning News Viewers and is it Happy Friday? Crappy Friday? Mad, Sad or Glad Friday? I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for a Zen, Let it Go, Kick Back and Relax, Smell MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: September 28, 2021
Good morning—nothing like oversleeping. Now that it’s stays darker in the morning, I don’t have my natural alarm clock, the sun, to wake me up. Anyway, Happy Tuesday; enjoy your day and enjoy talking it MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Happy Monday News Viewers and welcome to Free Range, our Monday Free Chat with an environmental bent; today I’m remembering the statement someone made that our planet should be called Ocean rather than Earth– 75% MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 38
Happy Friday, news viewers, I’m in complete shock — it’s 50 degrees of cool here in the holler; I won’t say Summer is over because I don’t want to jinx this, but it feels fantastic MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: September 21, 2021
Good morning, News Viewers and Happy Tuesday. Projects: Just like springtime, I tend to tackle several projects in the fall, mainly because the weather isn’t too cold and the heat is no longer relentless. Although, MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
This is Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system in the world, right here in the middle of Kentucky. I bring up Mammoth Cave during our Free Range Free Chat because on 9/11, it was announced MORE
Last Call
Last Call: September 18, 2021
Good evening everyone and Happy Saturday night. I’m kind of excited because I get the whole house to myself for a few hours. So, if I want to watch some sappy movie, I will. If MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
The seasons are changing, as denoted by the changing theme of the NewsViews home page. The days get shorter, the light rays get longer, and are soon to be featured dappling through the trees, drawing MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 37
Howdy News Viewers and Happy Friday, this is Friday’s Free Chat, a place to talk about the happenings of the week in all those arenas of concern — political, personal, cultural, national and local and MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: September 14, 2021
Good morning, News Viewers and Happy Tuesday. Can you believe September is pretty much half over? My this year has just flown by. Fall is just around the corner and I have fall fever big MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards, co-founded by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam in 2015, unsurprisingly celebrates the latter while promoting wildlife conservation. This year’s finalists, announced at the start of the month, feature MORE
Last Call
Last Call: September 11, 2021
Goooood evening, News Viewers. Sure hope all is well in your world and everyone is staying safe. Although today is a day of remembrance, for us, it’s also a day of celebration. It’s Mr. G’s MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
Things got real this week when Joe Biden gave the country the “dad talk” about the resisters who are wearing us out and making us sick, literally and figuratively. This minority of self-described “patriots” forget MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 36
Happy Friday, News Viewers. . . . . .wait, is “Happy” the right word? Maybe it should be Solemn Friday, Meditative Friday, Agitated Friday, Zen Friday, Serene Friday, Expectant Friday. . . . . or MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: September 07, 2021
Good morning. There are a few drawbacks to a long weekend. The first sucky part is it’s over and it’s back to reality. The other sucky part is the long weekend screws up your days MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Happy Labor Day, News Viewers, a day off for many humans; a day dedicated to the American Worker; a day initially set aside to honor the labor movement. While we may think parades, grilling, protesting MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
It’s Labor Day weekend already, so I believe that officially makes it Pumpkin Spice Season, amirite? I admit I pulled out a cookie mix — Betty Crocker/Pillsbury? — and baked some up in the air MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 35
Last year, in September of 2020, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. In September of 2021, the Supreme Court allowed the most repressive Anti-Choice law in the nation to stand, seen as a precursor to the MORE
Talk o Tuesday
Talko Tuesday: August 31, 2021
Wow–and another month has flown by. Just think, in a few more weeks, it will be fall, my favorite time of year. Anyway. I wanted to take a few moments to welcome some new folks MORE
Free Range Free Chat
Free Range Free Chat
Welcome to Free Range, our Monday free chat with an environmental slant. This is the place for those wide ranging conversations about all things land and sea, sky and space, animals, birds, bugs and yes, MORE