Mantua, Ohio is not known for it’s peace marches; so when one comes to town, you take notice.  This morning 6 Burmese nationals made their way North on OH 44 on their way to completing a 900 mile journey from Fort Wayne, IN to NYC.  Their mission: to raise awareness for human rights violations in Burma.

Well over a year ago, a cyclone landed Burma in American news headlines.  Scrutiny followed, as the world learned its relief efforts had been held up by the Burmese government.  Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the olden days, when your friend got that sweet dual cassette player that offered high-speed dubbing? That device meant you could grab all of your buddies’ music and copy it onto 90 minute blank cassettes with noise reduction technology.  You and your friends stole music like nobody’s business.  No one cared.

FFWD a couple years to a time when Napster became the dual-cassette deck of the world Read the rest of this entry »

As a man born to a single mother two years after the Roe v. Wade decision was passed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, I realize that every day of my life is a gift.  As the topic of abortion works its way back into the American consciousness through the nomination of Judge Sonya Sotomayor and the murder of Dr. George Tiller, you and I, regardless of our opinions on Roe v. Wade, are alive.  Frankly, I am grateful.

“The longer I live the more I am convinced that all humans break their own code of morals at approximately the same rate…”

The blanket term “pro-life” has come to mean anything that is anti-abortion, sadly including Read the rest of this entry »

I heard the greatest modern story the other day.  It was so packed with irony and morals, if O. Henry had read it, he’d have thrown up his hands and retired on the spot.  It goes like this…

There was young woman named Carrie Prejean who, as Miss California, competed for Miss USA, part of the Miss Universe dynasty.  Now please don’t confuse this with Miss America, which continues to have some merit.  Miss Universe, run by the ever-classy Donald Trump, is the meat-market variety pageant. juicy details here!