Dr. Fred Eichelman

Dr. Fred Eichelman is a retired teacher and a director for Point North Outreach, a Christian media organization. He recently had a book published, Faith, Family, Film-A Teacher's Trek. Fred is a former local Republican Committee chairman and has attended hundreds of conventions from political to science fiction. He sees the two as compatible. Fred also tells us he values very much a title we gave him since he could not be a PolitiChick. PolitiDude.

Dr. Fred Eichelman 2 weeks ago

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Children Today VS. Children in the 1940’s

A comparison comes to mind when we look at the division we have in this nation. There is real hate…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman 3 weeks ago

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Now They’re Trying To Downgrade The Duke

These ridiculous rewriters of history and destroyers of what is America have been going after every target they can find…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman 3 weeks ago

Wonder Woman: The Prototype for Modern Women?

I had not given much thought to the comic book heroine Wonder Woman for some time though I had been…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman July 5, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: My Friend Deanna Lund, An Actress Who Gave All Credit To God

Deanna Lund growing up was not a star struck little girl with a yen for Hollywood. That was the farthest thing…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman June 27, 2020

“Rider Comin’ In” by Guest Author Chris Mitchum

From Dr. Fred Eichelman: The following is a short story by actor, political activist, and sometimes PolitiChicks contributor Christopher Mitchum.…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman June 25, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: The Politics of Public Education Over the Decades

Back in the Fifties radio and TV pundit Arthur Godfrey made the following observation about education: “Teachers are afraid of…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman June 21, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: A Father’s Day Rememberance

I admit that as a kid I never thought I would be like my father, Alfred B. Eichelman, and like…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman June 14, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: How the West Was Won (Again)

I was just a kid of fifteen when I saw this man come riding into town out of the sunrise.…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman May 10, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Pandemic Could Demand Daring New Changes In Education

I admit that this article will be very controversial and sadly may upset many of my friends in education, a…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman April 26, 2020

Book Review: Being The Believing 2.0

We have many statements in the Bible about behavior, and most scholars agree that the most famous message delivered was…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman April 11, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Can Full News Coverage Be Too Full?

As a former teacher of history and government, I always encouraged my students to follow the news. The first few…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman March 22, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: The Upside to Quarantine

Are there any “plusses” to coronavirus? That would seem like a strange question to ask and the answer at a…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman March 7, 2020

2084: With Apologies to George Orwell

Roger loved the breaking of morning as lights flashed across the bedroom of his cubicle and a feminine voice chanted…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman March 1, 2020

Grace Lee Whitney: Trekkin’….for God

Grace Lee Whitney, a star in the original Star Trek was beamed up to Heaven a few years ago and…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman February 25, 2020

Dr. Fredric Eichelman: Yes, Virginia, We Can Be a Red State Again

Virginia native Dr. Fredric Eichelman offers encouragement to his homestate Republicans that there is valid hope that the Blue can…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman January 25, 2020

Where’s Perry Mason, Matlock, and The Defenders When We Need Them?

When I was teaching government we always finished the year on local government with an emphasis on the court system.…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman January 12, 2020

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Quo Vadis America, Quo Vadis

Recently PolitiChicks editor Ann-Marie Murrell posted on Facebook a picture I love. A picture of her parents crossing a bridge,…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman December 22, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: A Cat’s Nativity Tale

From time to time during the Christmas season I am asked by other animals why we cats are not pictured…
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