***(Editor’s Note:  Josh McGrath is a Columnist and Collegiate Commentator for “The Thirsty Quill.” ‘The Quill’ appreciates Mr. McGrath’s contribution, and looks forward to publishing several feature articles by him beginning in January 2009. Josh is currently a student at Wingate Un [...] READ MORE

You can learn a lot just by paying attention in the Waiting Room… I spent nearly four hours in the local E.R. with my wife and son Tuesday night. A ‘runny nose’ on Monday, had progressed into ‘labored breathing with a fever of nearly 103 degrees’ for my one-year-old by Tuesday evening. And [...] READ MORE

***Editor’s Note: Andy McGee is a Columnist and Liberal Commentator for “The Thirsty Quill.” While ‘The Quill’ appreciates Mr. McGee’s contributions, it must be noted that his views and opinions are strictly his own, and the reader should recognize that they contradict the Conservative [...] READ MORE

On the desk in our office at home sits a stack of magazines. While the titles, teases, and cover photos may grab my attention when I first pull them from the mailbox, I know that the majority of them will never be read. I’d love to have the time to sit down and actually read every single one of th [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: Abigail Adams is a Guest Columnist for “The Thirsty Quill,” and works outside Washington, D.C. in the non-profit sector.  She has a degree in Public Policy Analysis, and has worked in both Democratic politics and the Pro-Life movement for five years.  She is a self-procl [...] READ MORE

***(Editor’s Note: Debbie Durrell is a Guest Columnist for “The Thirsty Quill,” and serves as the Executive Director of Lois’ Lodge, an organization dedicated to supporting and educating young women who may have considered abortion. As an alternative, Lois’ Lodge serves these women throug [...] READ MORE

  SPECIAL BULLETIN: “The Thirsty Quill” is not running a feature story for today (Wednesday, December 10th), as we will devote our attention to a 2-PART SERIES that will be published this Thursday and Friday. Over the next two days, ‘The Quill’ will publish a pair of articles submitted by t [...] READ MORE

***QUILL ALERT: There is a fly in the Inkwell…a LIBERAL has posted an article on “The Thirsty Quill”…*** ***Editor’s Note: Andy McGee is a Guest Columnist and a Liberal Commentator for “The Thirsty Quill.” While ‘The Quill’ appreciates Mr. McGee’s contributions, it must be noted [...] READ MORE

***The following is an adaptation of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s ‘Address to the Nation’ from December 8, 1941…one day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I dedicate it to my Great-Uncle, Joe Walker, who was there on that infamous day…and who, by the grace of God, was one of those [...] READ MORE

Breaking News… OJ Simpson has been sentenced for his involvement in a 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping heist in Las vegas. Judge Jackie Glass sentenced Simpson to AT LEAST 15 YEARS in prison. Details of the sentence are still being calculated, but reports indicate that Simpson could serve & [...] READ MORE

Tomorrow marks the end of the nearly 15 year old criminal saga of the acquitted double-murderer formerly known as O.J. Simpson. When Judge Jackie Glass hands down Simpson’s sentence sometime Friday, it will finally bring closure to those of us who have been awaiting some ‘balance’ upon the sca [...] READ MORE

Last Wednesday I was traveling with my wife, my son, and my brother-in-law to a rural area of Tennessee for Thanksgiving. The winding back roads through a handful of small ‘mountain towns’ (coupled with a little John Denver on the iPod), set the stage for the perfect “take me home, country ro [...] READ MORE

***Editor’s Note: Portions of the following editorial (regarding the American economy being in good shape) are intended to be viewed as sarcastic in nature.*** The bulk of our news headlines these days have to do with the economy and the escalating financial crisis. And despite a recent ‘surge� [...] READ MORE

I often wonder what that first Thanksgiving was really like. Like most, I had a particular image ingrained deep in my childhood memory of large black buckle hats, colorful Indian headdresses, and a bountiful feast of turkey, corn, and pumpkin pie. As a boy, I imagined the celebration unfolded just a [...] READ MORE