Middle East Tensions

There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east…but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an incident decades ago…an ordeal in which he was held captive...

444 Days As a Hostage

When the Iranian hostage situation began…most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a week at most…but in the end, the ordeal would stretch for well over a year.  We visit with one of those men who spent 444 days as a prisoner...

A New Assignment in Tehran

Considering world events, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at an interview I did about twenty years ago with Chuck Scott.  Chuck had made several trips to the Middle East, but a new assignment in Tehran in 1979 impacted his life forever...

Albert the Bull

He is the biggest of his kind and you certainly won’t miss him if you drive into Audubon, Iowa.  He’s been in the movies and even an answer on Jeopardy...

Home of the Generals

Some call this place the home of the generals.  It’s a fitting title because during the U.S. Civil War, nine generals all hailed from this one fairly small town...

A Town With the Right Name

The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history.  That’s the case for a place in the northwestern corner of Illinois, the name of which tells you what they were digging up...

When the Citizens Purchased a Home

When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in a business here.  When he returned here about five years later the citizens purchased his family a home...

Fagan's Fighters

Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you’ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft.  They represent a collection of planes that flew during World War II, one of the very few such collections you’ll find anywhere in the country...

The Fagan Family's Connection to World War II

The Fagan family had an important link to the events of World War II.  One of their family members had stormed the beaches of Normandy and returned home to raise a family and build a business.  What that family did in his honor is something many people come see today...

The Williams County, Ohio History Museum

There is a large painting hanging in the historical society museum in Montpelier, Ohio depicting the role three gentlemen had in thwarting Benedict Arnold’s plan to betray his country.  So why does such a picture hang here, hundreds of miles from where the event took place?