education/psychology book An excerpt from this book notes that W.E.B. Du Bois, a philosophy professor, who was an avid proponent of civil rights, suggested that being “…Black in America” sometimes plays out in trauma responses that range from defiance, to … Continue reading →
As mentioned in the previous post, I’m currently reading parts of a sociology college textbook written by James Henslin (the above is an outtake from the book). It notes that people in least industrialized countries live on less than $1,000 … Continue reading →
Joe Catching up on the last month(s)… I wrote a newspaper article series on a workshop collective of 15 Rwandan women who, in trying to recover from the genocide, do extremely beautiful, and painstaking, embroidery art (using multi-color fine thread) … Continue reading →
Rural El Salvador missions trip Catching up on the summer of 2025 (part 2)… I wrote a newspaper article about a local couple, both trained paramedics, who go to rural El Salvador every year to help with various medical missions. … Continue reading →
Migrant children organize for a soccer game in Ohio As I type this, the deportation riots rage in LA. Meanwhile, this photo is of migrant farm worker children who are going to a bi-lingual school while their parents work in … Continue reading →
4/23 edition I just read an article on China in this edition of National Geographic. That country is in the throes of a “…sharp population drop.” The simplest remedy, according to the author, in the short term at least, is … Continue reading →
High School Baccalaureate …photo by Joe The other night, our village high school held their Baccalaureate. It was small town (spiritual) Americana at its finest. Some students gave their testimonies, thanking God, their parents, their classmates… for help along their … Continue reading →
Oregon City Schools Quiz Bowl graphic I just wrote a two-part newspaper series on high school Quiz Bowl. One of the local faculty advisors here said, yes, part of it is about academic preparedness. But he also said the ‘genius’ … Continue reading →
In recent weeks, I wrote a two-part article series, interviewing a local astronomer about the new James Webb Telescope. It sits 100 million miles out in space, and, in all, the project price tag was $10 billion. While I’m all … Continue reading →
I was reading this book tonight, specifically a chapter about international trade imbalances. It notes, on a rudimentary level, that “international transaction” is an exchange of goods and services between countries. These are categorized as: imports and exports. Pretty simple. … Continue reading →