Who would do such a thing?

June 25, 2022

Find a penny, pick it up, And all day you’ll have good luck. When you see something interesting on the ground, what do you do? Have you ever picked up a coin from the ground, or found money that someone lost? Just when you think you have seen or heard it all, something else comes along. I have said to my 6-year-old grandchild, “Don’t pick that up. It’s dirty and it doesn’t belong to you.” Dirt is the least of my concerns today. Children are so inquisitive. They are excited, curious, rambunctious, and bubbling over with enthusiasm. They want to understand how things ...

Recent blackouts serve as warning for Ohio power grid

June 22, 2022

Ohio just had a brush with rolling blackouts when a quarter of million people lost power due to storm damage. Losing so much electricity at one time is always troubling. However, it’s also an unfortunate preview of a similar disaster in the making. Ohio is one of the top 10 electricity-producing states in the nation. But it’s also the fourth-largest electricity consumer. That’s a lot of power demand—and for decades it was anchored by coal-powered generating stations, such as the Sammis Power Plant in eastern Ohio and the Gavin Power Plant in southern Ohio. Like much of the ...

Biden mistake could end America’s solar industry

June 14, 2022

President Biden has talked a lot about “Made in America”—and creating 10 million clean energy jobs. However, he’s just made a serious error for America’s solar manufacturing industry that poses grave consequences for the nation’s energy future, including a greater dependence on Chinese solar panels. China accounts for roughly 70 percent of global solar panel production. Much of that stems from the massive subsidies Beijing provides to its state-owned manufacturers. China also “dumps” solar panels in the world market at below the cost of production—all to put U.S. solar ...

Men’s Rally in the Valley loses Bing Newton, But God!

June 4, 2022

But God… The Men’s Rally in the Valley suffered a major setback this year. Most people familiar with the Rally know that Walter (Bing) Newton was the major force behind the rally. But God, was the major force behind Bing! With the loss of our Excitative Director, Men of Faith has had to readjust to the fact that it wasn’t Bing that brought this all together But God. You see the theme here? Men’s Rally in the Valley will continue to be a part of the scheme of things here in the Mahoning Valley for a long time to come, as long as the Lord permits. I personally am vested ...

Animosity emerges between Vance, Ryan

May 21, 2022

J.D. Vance and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan clearly are not impressed by each other. During interviews I recently conducted with Vance, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, and Ryan, his Democratic opponent, they both sort of dismissed each other. “I see him as a fraud,” Vance said of Ryan. “I see him as a guy who’s been in Congress for 20 years, who’s been on nearly every side of every issue. He’s been pro-life a few years ago, and now has come out in favor of unlimited late-term abortion even up to 40 weeks. He was very pro-defund the police when he was running for ...

Fear of aging from misunderstanding

May 14, 2022

Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ——— Most Americans fear the aging process because they don’t ...