Faith 2.0. Faith Of Only a Mustard Seed: When we put our faith in objects… and put a little thought into it how does that affect our lives? Throughout our daily travels and endeavors we put the faith in many things and give it a little thought. Why is that? How come we often […]
Continue ReadingVenezuela Peace There is trouble in Venezuela – and instead of helping to calm the waters, some figures in our own federal government seem bent on fanning the flames to their own advantage. The lengths that they will go to are on full display today as peaceful vigil teams huddle in the blacked-out Venezuelan embassy […]
Continue ReadingThe Plight of the Homeless as Winter Approaches This year, it seems like we went right from summer into winter. One day it was 80 degrees outside, and the next day, the high was something like 60. For the most fortunate among us, it’s just an annoyance – having to turn on a space heater […]
Continue ReadingConfined Cows? Aurora Investigated in 2017 It looks nice – Aurora Dairy’s aggressive branding starts right up front at the top of the landing page, and it broadly hypes organic implementation “up and down the supply chain.” But as many consumers are learning, as with so many aspects of our national organic program, the realities […]
Continue ReadingUnited Way Overhead Just 19%? Think Again It’s that time of year again, and as people gear up to give to charities in these big annual charity promotions, United Way, a very common choice for third party donation handling, is usually in the spotlight. One of the big questions is how much of your United […]
Continue ReadingDozens of local residents packed Columbia’s historic Watch and Clock Museum yesterday to talk about some things that are important to them in their community. Front and center was a recent ordinance enacted by Borough Council to approve “a commercial revolving loan program” where borough money is loaned to private business owners. This contentious policy, […]
Continue ReadingKeeping Monsanto Out of Your Home Garden We know that the global biotech company Monsanto does some crazy things with nature – they’ve been in the public eye for years and years. But some conscientious gardeners don’t know exactly how many of the smaller seed companies have been bought up by this corporate giant, and […]
Continue ReadingColumbia Borough Council Violating the State Sunshine Act? Columbia borough’s ongoing struggle with residents who want change is a dramatic example of how different readings of Pennsylvania open meetings laws often cause problems in real life. An LNP story June 13 shows another Columbia Borough vote is at issue – reporter Chris Courogen characterizes the […]
Continue ReadingBad Times for the American Farmer: Climate, Trade Conflict a One-Two Punch This year, there are new concerns about how crops will fare overall, due to a combination of factors, some natural, and others man-made: some even seem to have been made mostly by one man! First there’s the climate reality and the conditions that […]
Continue ReadingPennsylvania Farm Show 2019 report Last month, Get to Know Your Farmer visited the Pennsylvania farm show in Harrisburg. Every year, this event brings throngs of people to the state complex down on Cameron Street. Families from all over Central Pennsylvania like to come and sample all of the sights, sounds and tastes of the […]
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