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U.S. ethanol exports increasing
WASHINGTON — Ethanol exports have boomed in recent months, with shipments destined for dozens of energy-thirsty nations around the globe, including some in the Middle East. The U.S. has been a net importer of ethanol for the last decade, but the nation is quickly evolving into a net exporter. While this is welcomed news to
We’ve come a long way, or have we?
Is anyone else old enough to remember when the worst epithet you could scream to someone on the playground who was bullying you was, “You think you’re smart!” and that would send the chastened bully slinking to the other side of the playground? Today there is just as apt to be a shooting or a
More Astroturf on global warming war
If the generals and admirals within the concentric walls of the Pentagon — hardly a bastion of greenie weenies — view global warming as a “serious threat to national security,” exactly who does the American Farm Bureau Federation view as the enemy in its latest Astroturf war against climate change legislation? For its part, the
We have so much for which to be grateful
“Dad hitched up the horses and told me the farm was my responsibility now. He was going in search of work, for a week, a month, maybe a year. I felt the weight of it all the way to my bones. I had a man’s job. As Pa drove away, my mother cried. I did
Guitar is surprise star of gun auction
– Auctioneers Charlie and Keelan McLeish of McLeish Auction Service called a sporting gun auction at June 15 at their auction center in Marietta, Ohio, with 236 registered bidders. The top-selling item was a Martin and Co. six-string HD-28 guitar that had everyone talking and garnered some intense competition. The guitar finally sold for $1,750.
Auction Roundup – Rotary Club of Wooster auction a success
– The 34th annual auction of the Rotary Club of Wooster was held April 10-11 at Wooster High School and despite the economic downturn, more than 750 bidders, with 427 buyers, attended. The sale grossed more than $140,000 with more than 2,150 lots sold in five venues with more than 50 hours of selling. Items
No birthday horseback riding this year
No, I didn’t go horseback riding on my 87th birthday, the first time in many, many years I haven’t observed that tradition — but only because no “suitable” horse was available. Last year, there was a darling mare, Angel, visiting at Judy’s during one of her dressage clinics, and I was privileged to ride her.
To fix this mess, just fire them all
Only Wall Street bankers and Capitol Hill lawmakers can sport such a sorry record and still keep their jobs.
Recognizing stress and depression
As a high school student I worked on a hog farm operated by a good family who was well respected throughout the community. While in college I learned my previous employer had fallen into a deep depression, neglected feeding the animals and considered suicide as a way to cope with the low hog prices and
We all need a good dose of laughter
Some of the best jokes are those played out in real life. Many years ago, my father had an uncle who had married into the family. Ed was a hard-working man who also knew how to have fun as he enjoyed life to the fullest. One weekday morning, Ed went in to work and said
