My riding lawnmower has been giving me dirty looks when I open the shop doors. Mowing should almost be ending, but like most of you it still seems like June. I need to catch up (again) with my mowing. After an entire month of rain, the trees have hardly begun to turn colors. I was starting ...
Supporters and developers of a data center in Marshalltown keep promoting the tax revenues, jobs, and infrastructure boon that a data center will bring to town. These benefits are misleading and short-term at best, but data center expansion should be extremely worrying to anyone looking at ...
I SWEAR! I am not distracted driving; I’m just trying to avoid the caterpillars! I have my speech ready in case I get pulled over. For the record, I do not drive recklessly or swerve over the line; I’m just trying to avoid killing every caterpillar that thinks the grass is greener on the ...
Is euthanasia ever morally justifiable? The term euthanasia is derived from two Greek words: eu which means well or good, and thanatos which means death. Many believe that certain kinds of voluntary euthanasia (those instances where a patient does request death or grants permission to be put to death) can be morally justified. The arguments these ethicists present are based on several assumptions. The first may be categorized as “person-hood.” They would argue that someone in an irreversible coma is no longer a person but only a biological organism. The distinction is often made ...
Corn Crushed, Soy Smashed Friday’s USDA crop report showed US corn stockpiles at 1.849 billion bushels, 155 million above earlier estimates. Corn futures fell the limit down but bounced slightly to close down 23 cents on the day and down 20 cents/bushel on the week. This was the largest US corn crop in history. Soybean’s numbers were also quite bearish and took beans down more than 15 cents per bushel midday but then recovered slightly by Friday’s close. Wheat was pulled down by the others despite a relatively small size crop. Food Prices Eat Up Savings Despite the lower prices ...
There are times when we consult a dictionary to understand the meaning of a word and how it is used in different contexts. The same principle applies to Bible study. Examining the original Greek word can help us better understand a passage by revealing the range of meanings a word may have and how it was used by the biblical writers. This can also help us evaluate English translations, since a single original-language Greek word may be translated as multiple different English words. And, a translator's choice can sometimes reflect interpretive decisions (doctrinal or translation bias). ...
