I was reading part of this book tonight for research. It noted that in the early 1980s, only 18,000 acres of old growth redwood forests in California were left — down from a high of 200,000 acres. (And the guess … Continue reading
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I was just reading in USA Today that Russia’s GDP is less than that of California’s. What’s more, their economy, right now, is hurting. While on the one hand, we continue to play geo-political chess with Russia over election hacking, … Continue reading
On President Trump’s visit to inspect the border wall prototypes in California a couple days ago, he also stopped at the Air Station at Miramar. While there, the news reported that he said we could, sooner than later, expect a … Continue reading
Just read a NY Times piece on outgoing California Governor Jerry Brown. As a slate of new candidates line up out there, one particularly stands out to me: Desmond Silveira. Like Brown, he would lean toward social justice, toward good environmental … Continue reading
Catching up… I continue writing free-lance pieces for the Bluffton News. For instance, I just finished a short article about a group of local Mennonite youth who are going to Canada to put on a week-long Vacation Bible School for … Continue reading
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Some thoughts in the aftermath of the movie theatre shooting in Aurora, Colorado, early this morning… It happened at a Batman movie titled: Dark Knight Rises. The real shooting erupted during a shooting scene in the movie. As of late … Continue reading
The heck with the Republican Debate this week, I went to the Bluffton University Student Senate President Debate instead. The two candidates squared off on, of all things: jobs. Just can’t seem to get away from that subject this year. … Continue reading
Our family drove across the border into Ft. Wayne, Indiana, last night for our kids’ homeschooling basketball games. It was at a recreation center that featured everything: “Indiana basketball.” There were pictures of Larry Byrd, Bobby Knight throwing that famous … Continue reading
We continue campaigning in western Ohio… We stopped in Montra (pop. 100) where I didn’t chant mine. (Sorry.) However, I did stop in at the Sticky Pig Bar and Restaurant and put up a campaign card on the bulleting board. … Continue reading
I met with a group of Vanderbilt University students (and others) who were traveling from Tennessee to Tampa, Florida to stand in solidarity with farm workers protesting for better pay. The students are part of a Workers Dignity Project … Continue reading