On December 8th 2012 myself and wife were watching TV. At about 9:00PM had a blackout lost of power. After about two or three minutes went outside in front of our home to see if anyone else had lost power. I notice that at least the whole neighborhood lost power. I walked to middle of […]

“I once was lost but now I’m found.” The familiar lyrics of amazing grace fill the gymnasium at Central Community House on the east side of Columbus where a young African American man is singing…

A veteran lawyer who once worked on Chrysler's bankruptcy has been handed what may prove to be his toughest case yet: to bring Detroit back from the edge of financial collapse. On Thursday Michigan officials appointed the lawyer, Kevyn Orr, a partner …

Contract negotiations resumed on Monday between Columbus janitors and the cleaning contractors ABM, GCA, Mid-American, Professional Maintenance, and Scioto. Meanwhile, Columbus City Council has issued a statement calling on business leaders to…

NOTE: This is the third post of a series in which we are discussing some of the locations where the Ark of the Covenant was present. We've discussed the Plains of Moab and the Jordan River. After the Israelites entered the …

green anarchist take on civilization's demise – individual posts have rss newsfeeds.

Next weekend ( March 23-24) will be the Gem City Comi-Con 2013. It is being held at a new location this year, the Nutter Center! I attended the event last year and really enjoyed it. I look forward…

Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble is the thinking man’s groove band. Playing to a packed house of nearly 3,000 people at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron on Thursday night, the group served…

Rush has been announced among the early headliners to perform at Festival d’ete in Quebec City, QC.According to a news release posted yesterday at Rush.com, the legendary Canuck prog-rockers will bring their Clockwork Angels Tour…

A little background: I have been a semi-avid, amatuer astronomer for the better part of the last 18 years. I have spent countless hundreds of hours observing the heavens, both with, and without optical aids, I own and use astronimical telescopes up to 13.1″ in aperture. Until now, I have had a nearly immediate, and […]