What with all the bad news these days—from the Middle East (ISIS) to the NFL (domestic violence) —it’s nice to hear some good news. This one comes from Mother Nature herself in cooperation with some people intent on helping her. It seems the ozone layer is getting better. A team of 300 scientists working for …
The driver cut in front of me, honking his horn while sticking his middle finger out his car window, pointing it in my direction. “What’s he so mad about?” I remember asking myself. I had apparently failed to move fast enough when the light for the right-turn lane signaled green. That wasn’t the first time …
Sometimes seemingly small matters turn out to have bigger implications than you originally thought. Take for example the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority’s preliminary approval for state tax incentives for the Noah’s theme park in Northern Kentucky. It seems like a small matter, especially in light of the fact that the park will likely boost …
“I’ve got a garden blanket to put over the frame for your lettuce bed, whenever you’re ready to plant a fall garden,” my friend mentioned to me on the way out of church. I mentally surveyed the condition of my garden. It’s that time of year when all the warm weather plants are birthing their …
Imagine that your 42 year old son has died after a four year battle with a rare disease that has destroyed his internal organs. You are grieving at his casket the night of the wake when an official of the church—the church which earlier in this horrid week approved the ceremony—calls you, informing you that …