Stand Up To Political Ballyhoo

About the Book

Falling in Love changes the course of your life. It was on the River Salmon that love called our names...in a Summer season when soft was the sun. We courted by canoe. Colorful sunsets stirred our love to force an eternal bonding. Shooting stars would inscribe our names across the sky, then fall to Earth in silvery crystals. And we would hunt elusive Snapping Turtles whose shells would grace our living room walls and make memorable photos of our First-Born Son.

About the Author

John P. Gawlak lives in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife. He is the youngest of five brothers who served in WWII. A graduate of the University of Florida, he is a YMCA retiree. He writes letters to the editor as a concerned citizen. An avid trout fisherman, he now teaches his 12 grandchildren how to land the big ones.

John Gawlak “Speaks Out” against political corruption and topics he considers unfair or unjust. He challenges and engages public officials’ injudicious use of elected office and leaders of institutions who violate the trust of their members and constituents.

Public vigilance is necessary against political corruption. If allowed to continue through public apathy, it only grows bolder. “Silence gives consent,” there is much truth in this saying. American history tells us that even unpopular rulings by the Supreme Court were overturned as concerned citizens took to the streets in protest.

When it comes to the “truth in journalism,” John quotes the old Chicago News Bureau adage “if your mother tells you she loves you, check it out.