Archive for April, 2008

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With the primaries behind them, candidates of both parties turn their focus to the November election and the long months of campaigning ahead.
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With all of the information on how to live a greener lifestyle and the constant talk of global warming, it is nearly impossible not to think about our individual impact on the environment. Earth Day is April 22, which gives us an opportunity to ponder what we, as a community, can do to help...
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You knew, didn’t you … that our dependence on imported fossil fuel has begun to affect our way of life? Did you also know that the use of renewable energy creates little greenhouse gas emissions? Did you know that renewable energy use is expected to expand significantly in the U.S. in the next decade?...
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It’s been a long time since I heard such strong criticism of a PJS sports reporter. Bradley basketball fans are still chatting about Kirk Wessler’s column calling Bradley basketball a “renegade program.” While Wessler didn’t actually call basketball players “renegades” on the Hilltop, he did repeat the charges from a blogger many are calling...
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March had too few days when kites remind kids that wind is a power that rivals the rainfall expected in April showers. And central Illinois has too many of the silent, skeletal remains of windmills from decades past. But things change; progress occurs. Sometimes in spite of political impediments to reform.
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It isn’t exactly the first thing I would have expected from an old acquaintance, having not seen him for some 20 years: “I’m up to 62 so far!” He was decked out in binoculars and spotting scope and was searching for birds along the Lake Michigan shore. He was referring not to the...
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I listened to a hour or so of Sean Hannity on 1470 WMBD this afternoon as I ran errands before work. And as usual, I had to scratch my head at the man’s ability to pass off pure race-baiting as investigate political reporting. Good Lord. Were it not for the fact that I knew better, I...
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Agent Maxwell Smart began his day marching to his desk through a multitude of doors. The weekly TV show’s determined detective was portrayed as not-so-smart, but his entrance into work was spectacular. Some doors Smart encountered were disguised. One, I recall, was a brick wall. Others were made of unlikely door material, but all opened...
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When the Creator was giving out directional ability, I apparently was not in line. Consequently, I missed out on even a smidgen of that quality allowing people to determine how to get from point A to point B without going through eight wrong ways. My brain does not comprehend instruction manuals explaining how to...
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