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 4 weeks ago

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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Dr. Fred Eichelman December 15, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: How A Baby Elephant’s Sad Fate Saved A Squirrel

We were returning home when Carolyn spotted a squirrel laying on his back on the road just outside our home.…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman December 8, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over

Who can forget that classic statement by the great wordsmith Yogi Berra and it is a philosophy that has been…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman November 30, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Two Classic TV Novels That You Need to See

Dr. Fred Eichelman's review of two must-see classic movies starring Robert Mitchum.
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Dr. Fred Eichelman November 3, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Sports In the Bible

First off before you read the following please know that though I love sports I am not an athlete. I…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman September 21, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: War Letters From the Past

For those interested in genealogy there is no greater treasure than to find a cache of letters from the past.…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman September 14, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: The Hollywood of Old Being Reborn

As a kid growing up in our small town there was a tine machine. Yes a real time machine where…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman August 24, 2019

How To Understand Others And Not Worry About Political Correctness

The Numbers Game When I was teaching in a high school we were expected to attend graduations wearing the gowns…
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Dr. Fred Eichelman August 11, 2019

Dr. Fred Eichelman: Wisdom Is Not Limited to Education

There is a story I have always enjoyed and there have been variations of it. It is one that comes…
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