'The American Revolution' inspires hope that we can work out our differences

If you're like me, you probably have tuned in the latest, excellent documentary by Ken Burns, "The American Revolution."

If there was only one reason to donate to public television, it would be to help Burns produce more historical documentaries like "The American Revolution," and those on the Civil War, baseball and country music.

There is nothing more interesting on TV, if you ask me.

Personally, on PBS, I'm also a big fan of "Frontline" and the excellent reporting it provides. Plus, I'm a junkie when it comes to watching the state tournament games broadcast by Nebraska Public Media. Wow, th...