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We need to solve climate change

If you tell a teenager to clean their room and they respond with a sarcastic tone, “How do you clean a bedroom?” Well, everyone knows how to clean a bedroom. The same applies to climate change. When someone asks, “How do you solve climate change?” We know how to solve climate change. We ...

MAGA lemmings

President Donald Trump has corrupted the GOP like a hollowed out apple. As a person who is leaving one GOP state (North Carolina) for another (Iowa), I have seen the systematic destruction of the agricultural industry in both states through petty Mafia-style threats and psychotic daydreams ...

Let’s cancel the fireworks

I have shared my opinion about the issue of fireworks at this time of year with friends and family, every year, I’m sure. I don’t like fireworks! That’s my opinion. I do like the Municipal Band performance which usually performs before the fireworks. The band members are very talented ...

Human Genius

We’ve launched over 4000 satellites into space and now have huge numbers of operable and defunct satellites along with other human-sourced junk continually and densely orbiting our planet. We’ve badly polluted and over-fished our massive and irreplaceable oceans. We’ve managed to poison ...

Working in the Church

For a long time I have been helping to print and fold our Church bulletins. It is a task that needs to be done, so we just do it. Today’s task had a blessing. A picture of heavenly arms reaching through darkened clouds to connect with humans on Earth. In the middle of the picture, was our ...

Freedom, but not for all

As we celebrate the Fourth of July with friends, festivities and flags, basking in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, let’s pause to consider those denied even the most basic freedoms — not just people, but animals. Whether hunted in the wild, confined in laboratories, ...