State of the Union rebuttal (Part I): I gave a State of the Union Address in an auditorium at Notre Dame University in 2010, the same night Obama was giving one of his. Thinking about it now, in the aftermath … Continue reading →
…photo by Joe I just wrote a newspaper article about a neighboring village that takes trees seriously. Ada is a Tree City USA municipality, with a “village forester,” a Tree Commission, and a university (Ohio Northern U.) that is a … Continue reading →
atmospheric river rendition @ lajolla.com The Bible’s “Book of Jeremiah,” at one point (Jeremiah 11), references “Judah’s Broken Covenant.” The cliff note: God tells Jeremiah to “broadcast” to the people of Judah that He’s going to bring “calamity” on them … Continue reading →
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists photo We could well be experiencing the opening salvos of World War III. The Gaza Strip looks post-Apocalyptic at this point. Fighting is escalating incrementally between Israel and Hezbollah to the north in Lebanon now. The … Continue reading →
Schoonover Observatory: Lima, Ohio In the last year, I’ve done a number of newspaper articles about next year’s “Total Solar Eclipse,” slated for April 8, 2024 — with the “…path of totality” being almost directly over our area. Hundreds of … Continue reading →
…photo by Joe Catching up on the last month… Fentanyl overdoses specifically, and illegal drug use in general, in America, are skyrocketing. We point fingers at the drug cartels south of the border, but, frankly, there are three fingers pointing … Continue reading →
photo by Joe, banner design by Joe, window banner design by Cafe Press… That’s right, while the other guys (and Nicki) are touring about in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina… in their big, new campaign motorhomes, I designed a magnetic … Continue reading →
ICAPP members …photo by Joe Continuing to catch up on October… I went to the campus of Ohio Northern University to cover a local Mayoral Debate. Prior to the debate, I met with some ONU students who were part of … Continue reading →
Continuing to catch up on October… A couple weeks post the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, Israel continues to hammer Gaza with air bombardments, in preparation for a ground invasion as well. Because of all the Palestinian … Continue reading →
The Wheelhouse …photo by Joe Catching up on the month of October… I did a series of stories on “The Wheelhouse (…a Christian Bicycle Cooperative.” Started some five years ago, the group of volunteers here have just crossed the 1,000-mark … Continue reading →