by Kevin Ritter One of the early lessons I learned from my parents and grandparents alike was that “unless I had a proposed solution to a problem, I was welcome to keep my complaints to myself.” I think the…
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Conservation Easement
The article can be found on Page 81-83 in a book called the Sustainable Development Manual. CONSERVATION EASEMENT: The Primary Tool for Government Acquisition of Rural Lands By Clarice Ryan The government is diligently devising strategies for putting more and…
Ohio College Evicts Veteran Who Questioned Financial Aid Office
A Marine Corps veteran who questioned how Marietta College managed his GI Bill benefits was evicted from the southeastern Ohio campus under dubious circumstances on April 16, the day after the Boston Marathon bombing. In autumn 2012 Robert Bried, a…
The Acceptance Con
Written by Selwyn Duke “It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” This thought, articulated by Thomas Jefferson 200 years ago, aligns…
Nearly 200 Attend Common Core Regional Town Hall – OH and WV
Common Core Town Hall Regional Town Hall Meeting on School Standards Sponsored by American Principles Project Saturday June 29 1:00 PM Doors Open 12:30 Valley Harvest Church 104 Tennis Center Dr. /Marietta, OH FOCUS POINTS Common Core…
Timothy Dwight – President of Yale, 1795-1817
by Ron Feathers Born: 14-May–1752 Birthplace: Northampton, MA Died: 11-Jan–1817 American divine, writer, and educator, was born at Northampton, Massachusetts, on the 14th of May 1752. His father, also Timothy Dwight, a graduate of Yale College (1744), was a…
Why No Farm Bill, 2013 or Otherwise
June 12, 2013 Rebecca Khune Caldwell, Ohio The $1 trillion Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 is the insidious continuation of a bad idea. When I first thought of writing about the proposed Farm Bill I wanted to…
Moore Oklahoma
Today the truck is being loaded for Moore OK. Last Tuesday we set in motion a disaster relief effort among our churches and MOV community to deliver supplies to the families in Oklahoma. Marietta Transfer Company has supplied a truck…