Dick tretired in 1997 after working as a manufacturing executive for thirty-three years. He started writing in 1998 and published his first book in 2007, Growing Up In Mama’s Club–A Childhood Perspective of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In March 2008, he published a revised and expanded third edition of the book. He is now working on the sequel.

Kelly sees himself as a fiscal conservative and social libertarian. At one time he was an avid Republican. Kelly briefly thought the world was coming to an end when Jerry Ford lost the presidential election to Jimmy Carter in 1976.

He became disenchanted with the Republican party when he felt that Ronald Reagan opened the door to evangelical Christians who were dedicated to legislating their peculiar brand of righteousness. Having experienced as a child how an extreme, fundamental religion can sever a person’s rational thinking skills, Kelly decided that he wanted no part of that type of politics.

After experiencing eight years of the big spending George W. Bush Administration and government policies that have resulted in church and state marching toward a merger, Kelly now has a raging passion to speak out. Dick’s only hope is that it is not too late.

Richard E. Kelly is a Senior Editor and regular contributor to JustOneOpinion.com. Email him at RKelly@JustOneOpinion.com.

John’s early professional life was spent working in technical management, first for a large utility company, and then later for a national electronics retail chain. He completely changed direction in 1997, spending the next few years working in the real estate lending industry.

Starting in the late 1980s, John became interested in computer technology. At one point, he managed several large production plants, overseeing the assembly of custom computer networks for school districts and government agencies. In the late 1990s, his interest shifted from computer hardware to database management and then to the expanding Internet. Since 2001, John has been a consultant, specializing in website design and Internet marketing services.

Politically, he has always been independent. His first vote was in 1968 for Robert F. Kennedy (who was assassinated the night of the California Primary), and then later for Richard Nixon. Disgusted with Nixon’s lack of ethics and his Watergate disgrace, Jimmy Carter got his vote in 1976. Carter was a disappointment in managing the economy and the Iran hostage crisis, so John became a Reagan Republican in 1980.

When President George H. W. Bush allowed himself to be talked into raising taxes after making his “read my lips – no new taxes” promise, John voted for Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996. But Clinton’s morals and questionable ethics led John to vote for George W. Bush in 2000 – in spite of some serious reservations he had about Bush’s reputation.

John feels that the Bush Administration’s management of our government has been despicable.

John created JustOneOpinion.com in 2001, first as a simple web page that quickly evolved into a small blog. In 2007, the site was updated and expanded using advanced WordPress programming. In its current configuration, John’s goal is for it to become a forum for free expression for independent thinkers who are not a part of mainstream media. His hope is that with the expansion of the website and opening it up to additional contributors, that the original intent of the First Amendment will be restored.

John A. Hoyle is the founder, webmaster, and Senior Editor of JustOneOpinion.com. You can email John at Editor@JustOneOpinion.com.