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Modern protestors often create chaos

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Tensions escalated in Minneapolis recently after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by Federal law enforcement officers after Good allegedly used her vehicle to target an ICE officer. The New York Post later reported that Good was involved with ICE Watch, a loose coalition of activists in Minneapolis working to track and disrupt ICE operations. Acting on her anti-ICE views, Good was uncooperative in a traffic stop and accelerated her vehicle toward an ICE officer, who reportedly shot Good in fear for his own life and safety. A day later, ICE officers in Portland, Oregon, ...

Icy rivers should be enjoyed from a distance

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With winter comes cold, and with cold comes ice. Ice on our roadways adds danger to our daily commutes, it’s something that northern drivers learn to deal with, but it still causes havoc with our lives when it closes schools and cancels events. Ice on the rivers though, is a ...

Explosive Cyclogenesis and the 1950 Blizzard

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Pardon the weather-speak. I’m talking about the Blizzard of November 24-27, 1950. It was a POWERFUL storm with records that still stand. Snowfall was 27 inches for Marietta, 37 for Parkersburg. It was like a wintertime land-based hurricane. “Explosive cyclogenesis” means that the storm ...

Learn from questions

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We are on our January Florida vacation for the last two weeks, with some work mixed in. Shale Crescent is taking part in a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow in Turkey in early February. We are making travel arrangements and scheduling meetings separate from the event with Turkish companies we are already working with. In addition, we continue to work with Canadian Roadshow and SelectUSA contacts, a dialog important to continue while we are in Florida. A couple Lynnda and I have known for decades is vacationing with us this week. Relaxing after dinner one evening, I asked everyone, ...

The 26th Amendment

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By Jacqueline Richey The 26th Amendment lowers the voting age from 21 to 18. After being approved by Congress, it was ratified in just 100 days, the shortest ratification time of any amendment. It reads, “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age … The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” The idea of lowering the voting age was introduced after the draft age was lowered to 18 when Congress amended the ...

MOV Climate Corner: Pass the torch

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I feel ancient when I think about being born in the 1900s. Then I remind myself that growing old is a privilege not all people are given. I also remind myself that older does not automatically mean wiser. Although experience is important, no one can deny that aging takes a toll on both mind and body. For this reason, I prefer that the individuals involved in decisions that affect my and my grandchildren’s futures be in the prime of their youth and trained in the most updated knowledge of their specialties. For me, this includes all elected government officials at the federal, state or ...