National Geographic The International African American Museum opened in Charlston, SC, in June of 2023. The museum is located at Gadsden’s Wharf, which, from 1783 to 1807, “…was the largest single point of entry into North America for enslaved Africans.” … Continue reading →
National Geographic excerpt In Trump’s address to Congress the other night, he said America will be aiming at Mars “…to plant a flag there.” During the same speech, he said he was bringing “common sense” back to the government. Okaaaay… … Continue reading →
old Ohio service station, circa 1925 I recently wrote a newspaper article about an old area service station. The interview subject said his father used to work on Model T’s and Model A’s “…back in the day.” The Model T … Continue reading →
giant carrion beetle I just read a National Geographic article titled: “The Conservation Popularity Contest.” The crux is that advocacy groups have a tendency to focus on saving “charismatic species,” like the panda, the polar bear, koalas… Yet there are … Continue reading →
guidetogreenland.com photo In the early weeks of his administration this time, Trump has talked about purchasing Greenland; taking the Panama Canal back; turning Canada into America’s 51st state… One pundit labeled all this as: “Manifest Destiny 2.0.” Lest we forget, … Continue reading →
The Industrial Revolution was wrong. Yeah, we had the technological smarts to do it. But should we have? The Amish, for instance, go through considered prayerful discernment before adopting a new technology. We didn’t. We just rushed madly ahead. [*And, … Continue reading →
My “If I were president…” (*see home pg.) colleague, Shane Ian Hoffman, sent me the above after our most recent podcast, which was on immigration. Indiscriminate mass deportation is underway. But should it be? Indiscriminate, that is. Case in point, … Continue reading →
Just finished reading this cover article. Although it was written some three years ago, or so, there were a number of salient points that are still quite applicable today… For instance: “All-electric vehicles are simpler than gas-powered ones. They have … Continue reading →
I just wrote a newspaper article about the “Copus Massacre.” It was the early 1800’s, and some settlers had come to the eastern side of Ohio, where they lived scattered in cabins. One of these settlers was James Copus, a … Continue reading →
Continuing to catch up on January… I wrote a story about the local “VOSH Ohio.” The non-profit organization has collected over 4 million used eyeglasses over the past 30 years, or so. Volunteers work five days a week, cleaning them, … Continue reading →