Boardman Country

How about that First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America! Just to refresh the memories of those back in the other Washington apparently once again ignoring it, it goes something like…well, no…EXACTLY like this:

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Last I checked, that Amendment was still in effect, so before you guys get too carried away back there, you may want to brush up on your Constitutional Law.

Stoplight with Stuart Shepard

Although I do love the geographic location from which Boardman Country emanates, one thing that can be a bit tedious about it is Read more…

Hey BCers!

Have I got your attention?

As you can see, just to the right of this post under the Interests column, I have a new widget: “Tired of High Gas Prices?” If you’ll do me the favor of checking it out, I think you’ll be, as I am, intrigued.

Here in Boardman Country we’re currently paying $4.37/gallon for gas! I’m sure that wherever you’re located in the United States you’re having a similarly excruciating experience. Don’t worry. Someday soon we’ll get into the politics of that!

Suffice it to say here that $4.37 for a gallon of gas is TOO DARN MUCH! HELLO?

I remember back in my days at Wheaton College (1976 to 1979) taking a class called “Issues in Biology.” There we talked about various controversies that were in the news. Somehow, we got on the topic of Read more…