Things heated up in Iowa this week. Presidential contender Ted Cruz won the Republican caucus and the Democrats, well, there may have been a winner. Some think it was more of a…
Category: Editorials
H4: Why 4-H livestock projects build life skills
Guest Columnist: Becky Bennett 4-H is a non-formal, practical educational program for youth. It is the premiere youth development program of UF/IFAS Extension Services, which is a part of the national land…
National Security: Reform
Politicians love to make promises about reforming this or that. The list is practically endless: health insurance; entitlements; taxes; immigration; government organization; education; welfare; the Veterans Administration; agriculture; and energy. These are…
Conservative Corner: Small Town America
George Washington’s patriotic influence on America still impacts America. Daniel Webster recognized this, on Feb. 22, 1832, when he spoke of Constitutional Liberty at Washington’s centennial birthday at Washington City, with these…
Big Dog Natural recalls dog food
Big Dog Natural is voluntarily recalling a select production lot of Big Dog Natural raw dehydrated dog food Chicken Supreme potentially contaminated with Salmonella and Fish Supreme potentially contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes…
Conservative Corner: The new broom
Nelson A. Pryor, Guest Columnist All America abhorred corruption. But did the Florida Legislators of the 1950’s? The Grand Jury Corruption issues are the traditional bread and butter of investigations for the Grand…
Jabba
First, let me apologize to my readers and Greene Publishing for missing last week’s deadline. It doesn’t happen often; chalk it up to a hectic holiday period. Second, let me wish each…
Bellisio Foods, Inc. recalls boneless pork rib frozen entree products
Bellisio Foods, Inc., a Jackson, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 285,264 pounds of boneless pork rib shaped patty frozen entree products that may be adulterated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of…
Happy New Year!
Another year has come and gone. Time flies so fast. It’s time to take down the Christmas tree and bring in the New Year with a fresh new start. With the ending…
The Art of listening
The holidays are full of family time. The kids are excited by all of the hustle and bustle and the excitement of a long break from school. In all of the excitement,…
Mars Candy recalls Dove Chocolates
Those tempting purple bags, decorated with snowflake designs, looked like just the thing to give to the chocolate lover on your Christmas list – an assortment of bite-sized Dove, Twix, Snickers and…
It’s called Christmas
This is the season of Christmas. Christianity throughout the western world is celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. We’ve been doing so for a really long, long time. That’s because Jesus is…
How to maintain your weight during the Holidays
With the holidays upon us we all look forward to the cheer this time of year. Office parties, family gatherings, out of town guests and children out of school are all part…
The big examination saga
Somewhere along the line, the ugly “testing monster” invaded our school systems. Back in the dinosaur days when I was in school, we also took a standardized test. It was the Iowa…
They can have my gun when they pry it from my cold dead fingers
Last Wednesday’s mass shooting in California, which left 14 dead victims, was the worst attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. In the hours that followed that shooting the Republican Presidential candidates had…
The big invasion
One of these days you will hear an ear-piercing scream! It will be coming from me the next time I hear President Obama or any other politician say we have a “broken…
National Security: Buffer zone
The recent downing of a Russian SU-24 Fencer fighter by two Turkish Air Force F-16s brought to mind the importance of buffer zones and airspace management. Aviators routinely deal with this business,…
Conservative Corner – Floridian’s Right to Bear Arms Legislation in 2016 Session
The 2016 Legislative Session in Florida is a big year for gun owners and Second Amendment Rights advocates. The issues up for heavy debate are Conceal Carry on College Campuses and Open…
Christian Concepts: A proper perspective of prophecy
French President Francois Hollande in the wake of the Islamic State attacks in his country said, “France is at war.” France has taken a number of steps to enhance its national security…
National Security: Counters
I just finished reading a memoir from the war in Southeast Asia: “100 Missions North: A Fighter Pilot’s Story of the Vietnam War,” by Ken Bell (Brassey’s, Inc. 1993). During Operation Rolling…