Steve A. Stone column

Steve A. Stone is and always will be a Texan, though he's lived outside that great state for all but 3 years since 1970. He currently resides in Grand Bay, AL, with his wife of 44 years and a larger herd of furry dependents. Steve retired from the US Coast Guard reserves in 2011 after serving over 22 years in uniform over the span of four decades. His service included duty on two US Navy attack submarines, and one Navy and two US Coast Guard Reserve Units. He has worked as a senior civil servant for the US Navy for over 30 years, and is still on the job. Steve is a member of the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee and Common Sense Campaign, South Alabama's largest Tea Party. He is also a member of SUBVETS, Inc. and a life member of both the NRA and The Submarine League. In 2018, Steve created 671 Press LLC to publish his books under – he does it his way.

Steve A. Stone

September 24, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 23 September 2020 Dear President Trump, I hope this letter . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I keep communicating my concerns for our immediate future. You who read my words know I’ve long been concerned over escalations . . .

Steve A. Stone

September 4, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, If you’ve been following the national conversations, especially the conversations held in the mainstream media and among the . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 22, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Before this week, I intended to watch the Democratic Party National Convention and critique some of the more noteworthy speeches . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 14, 2020

Dear President Trump, My last letter to you was sent on 20 July. If you haven’t read it, I highly encourage you to do so. Based on what I don’t see and . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 10, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I have come to loathe authoring these dire warnings of impending doom. Last week, I promised myself I would lighten things up.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

August 3, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, No one likes to admit they were wrong, but most times it’s the right thing to do. I’ve admitted it before, but today I want to . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 25, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, We’re watching quite a show on our TVs aren’t we? That is, those of us who don’t live in a major U.S. city. Those who do are . . .

Steve A. Stone

July 21, 2020

Dear President Trump, I last wrote to you on 1 May. In the interim, I’ve been watching the progress of both the pandemic and the social unrest that’s made . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 21, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I’m going to use an analogy to help you better understand this argument. The subject of this offering regards all that’s . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, The most oft asked question in recent days is “What do they want?” The answers we’ve heard postulated and elaborated upon in . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 6, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Today’s missive is based on a Facebook post I posted today, Saturday, 6 June 2020. Before I get into that, I want to pause and . . .

Steve A. Stone

June 4, 2020

Hon. William P. Barr Attorney General of the United States of America U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001  . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 30, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, We woke up this morning to a nation on fire. Not the whole nation, by far, but enough to fill our TV screens for hours on end.  . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 27, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you heard the many talking heads on TV telling us we have to get used to a “new normal?” It’s an interesting reference, don . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 14, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Have you ever read the House Intelligence Committee web page at: https://intelligence.house.gov/ ? If you haven’t, I recommend . . .

Steve A. Stone

May 2, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 1 May 2020 Dear President Trump, I apologize in advance for . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 26, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, You’ve heard the story of Vernon Jones, haven’t you? I hope you understand what his story is really about. He does. I’m sure he . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 19, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I assume all of you saw videos of the protests in Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and several other states against the continuance of . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 9, 2020

President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D.C. 20500 8 Apr. 2020 Dear Mr. President, I'm writing to discuss . . .

Steve A. Stone

April 1, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Today, as I was driving to work, I heard a story on National Public Radio that really got my attention. I had a very hard time . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 24, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, The late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tip O'Neal (D-MA), used to say "All politics is local." It's an axiom he . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 23, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Are you loving those cheaper gas prices? It's like getting a small pay raise, isn't it? But, let's look a bit deeper and . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 19, 2020

Hon. William P. Barr Attorney General of the United States of America U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001  . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 15, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, Does the coronavirus, a.k.a. COVID-19, have you altering your behavior? Does it make you just a bit nervous? Do you worry that . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 14, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, It's only right for me to make a couple of confessions and admissions up front. I made predictions and observations last year . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 13, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I watched Mark Levin interview Charlie Kirk on Life, Liberty, and Levin. It was an amazing experience, and to me, one of the most . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 10, 2020

From the desk of STEVE A. STONE 25 Feb. 2020 Mrs. Betsy DeVos Secretary of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-7100 Dear Mrs. . . .

Steve A. Stone

March 9, 2020

Dear Friends and Patriots, I've decided the best thing I can do this year is write to those in power and give them one or more pieces of my mind. It's . . .