Opinion
Pastor's Blog - THE LONGEST NIGHT
Friday, Decemter 21, is the first day of winter, the longest night of the year. On that day, the sun will rise at 7:38 am and set at 4:48 pm. That gives us a little over nin...
First rule of winter driving safety: DON'T!
(Editor's Note: The following op-ed piece is brought to you again this year by the car insurance industry, law enforcement, ambulance services and towing companies from any place wh...
The wonderful world wide web
As I glance across the top of my screen, I see that I have 10 screens open.
I am waiting for a picture to download, and I started thinking about what I'd really like for Christmas.
This...
Watershed address: Why to understand where water goes after the rain
It’s a sultry July night in Muscatine County – and the fish are biting!
But John can’t decide whether to keep or throw back the scrappy channel cat he ju...
Pastor\'s Blog - Post Thanksgiving
Part I
It's 1:25 pm on November 26, 2012, and the kitchen is finally cleaned up. The left overs are all packaged up after a trip to the grocery store this morning to buy more storage ... Are there too many college bowl games?
I come from the era when there were less than 10 bowl games. Yes, less than 10.
The first year I really remember paying that much attention t...
The Legend of the Face of Cedar Rock... help write it!
Legends began when people many years ago saw something unusual and tried to find a historical explanation.
While I am sure this stone is a naturally-occuring phenomenon, it would be... Puppy Love
The term "puppy love" brings about the vision of young kids in love, usually for the first time, who see their lives together with that special someone as a "til death do us part&quo...
Black Friday? Bah Humbug!
One thing I hate to do is shop.
I know, it's not the stereotypical thing for a woman to say, but I do.
I've never understood the pleasure in roaming around aisle after aisle of thin...
Many reasons to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week
Throughout the week, people from all over the world have been celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week. With 37,000 activities planned, and directly engaging more than seven million peo...