The 2017 Tax Bill was signed into law today by President Trump. In a George Will op-ed piece that appeared today, he writes: “…a presidential assistant calls this year’s tax legislation ‘the most significant tax reform we’ve had since 1986.”‘ … Continue reading →
I was reading Hillary Rodham Clinton’s book Hard Choices today. In a chapter about terrorism, she states: “…we can see that violent extremism is bound up with nearly all of today’s complex global problems. It can take root in zones … Continue reading →
Reading USA Today this morning, I came across articles noting that: Scott Pruitt is dismantling a lot of the EPA; some 73 million American jobs will be lost to automation by the year 2030; and that will only be a … Continue reading →
I was reading part of the book A Government As Good As Its People, by author Jimmy Carter tonight. He is quoted in it as saying during one of the debates: “We need to have a government that is sensitive to … Continue reading →
On a religious internet talk show I was watching today, it was noted that under Communist Russia some 60 to 100 million people/”dissidents” have been killed. Many of these people have been Christians. Later this afternoon I was reading the … Continue reading →
I’m just in the process of finishing up a couple outside house painting projects before winter sets in in Ohio. We’re also experiencing a good Schriner family soccer season. Our son Jonathan is a freshman on the Bluffton High School … Continue reading →
I’ve been reading some of the book Why We Disagree About Climate Change by Mike Hulme. Cambridge Press. The author notes that the “Group of ’77” (political coalition comprising developing countries) includes a number of island nations where, because of … Continue reading →
In between a number of house painting jobs recently (see: Joe the Painter), I’ve also been writing yet more freelance articles for our local newspapers on subjects that, interestingly enough, tie in with various parts of our platform. For instance, … Continue reading →
Catching up on August/Sept… I did an article for the local newspaper on First Mennonite Church’s “Casket Ministry” here. A regular on-the-market casket costs, on average: $4,000. A First Mennonite casket, of comparable quality and crafted by church member “carpenter … Continue reading →
Continuing to catch up on July… I did a newspaper article about St. Mary’s Church here and their “Appalachian connection.” Each year an outreach team from St. Mary’s goes to Kentucky’s Owsley County, one of the poorest in the country. … Continue reading →