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 →
Helping folks “Age in place” Catching up on Jan. (cont.)… Our Social Security platform revolves, not just around a fund, but helping seniors feel ‘socially secure’ in their neighborhoods, their towns. I just wrote a story about an agency that’s … Continue reading →
Herbal Acres photo Catching up on the last month… While Kennedy (RFK Jr.) was having his Confirmation Hearings to head up HHS, I was interviewing a local woman who had run an Herbal Teaching Farm for some 20 years. She … Continue reading →