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Alumni News & Notes
At the age of 83, Bruce Waltke was ordained into the diaconate of the North American Missionary District of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. Along with this honor, the William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company released his newest book, The Psalms as Christian Lament: A Historical Commentary (June 6, 2014), co-authored with James M. Houston and Erika Moore. This volume complements The Psalms as Christian Worship: A Historical Commentary (November 22, 2010).
Clara (Bowers) and Anthony Maffucci celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on August 14, 2014. Married in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, in 1954, they now live in the Alliance Retirement Community in DeLand, Florida.
Bob and Nancy Sabean celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on June 13, 2014, in Orlando, Florida, while visiting their daughter and her family.
Enid Nagel has recently retired after a career of editing high school mathematics and business education textbooks. She enjoys watching her grandchildren grow and working with the Sierra Club on clean water issues and renewable energy.
Dean and Carmen (VanderVeen) Liddick celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and 11 grandchildren on August 22, 2014. Dean retired in 2006, after 42 years at Houghton College while Carmen retired in 1996 having taught English at the college and at Houghton Academy. They continue to live in the Houghton house they designed and built in 1966.
Dave and Alice (Fasold) Hull celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with an Alaskan cruise at the end of June 2014, with a special high school YFC friend and family members.
Beverly (Haines) Truxton retired in May 2014 from SIM International. Dr. Truxton had been serving in Jos, Nigeria, since 1973 doing medical missions work. During her service, she treated many patients and was part of a team that trained Nigerian doctors in family practice. She is enjoying retirement close to her daughters and grandchildren in Pennsylvania.
David Oetinger recently retired from full-time teaching on September 1, 2014. Oetinger served as a professor at Houghton for seven years and spent the next 30 years of his career at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky. He continues to teach part-time.
Rolf Storz recently retired from a 30- year career as a teacher in Christian education. Rev. Storz teaches an adult Sunday school class, ministers in a prison and preaches in a local rest home. He and his wife, Carol, live in North Carolina.
Over the course of three decades, Mimi (Hurd) Harrington Carlson traveled to each continent at least once. Her adventures are recorded in her new children's book, Beyond Never – The Making of an Adventurer, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (March 19, 2014). Since retiring as an elementary teacher, she and her husband have continued to travel. They reside in Sedona, Arizona. Find her book at www.amazon.com
James M. Lewis has recently passed the American Board of Pediatrics recertifying exam in neurodevelopmental disabilities, making him one of fewer than 300 diplomates in the United States. Currently, he works at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he cares for children and adolescents with ADHD, autism and learning disabilities. He and Libby, his wife of 33 years, have six children and reside in Huntington.
Shirley Pauler recently finished her work at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, and will be moving to South Korea to teach kindergarten at Gyeonggi Suwon International School, a Christian international school located 12 miles south of Seoul.
Jay Russel recently retired after 22 years with the Tampa Airport Police Department where he was the commander of the Criminal Investigation Unit. Prior to that, he served as a Florida State Trooper and attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In his retirement, he enjoys time with his five children and six grandchildren.
Evelyn Bence announces the release of her book Room at My Table: Preparing Heart and Home for Christian Hospitality published by Upper Room Books (October 1, 2014). During Homecoming 2014, she signed copies of her book and presented a session for students titled "The Myths and Realities of Writing and Editing." Evelyn is an editor and writer in Arlington, Virginia. To learn more about Evelyn, read "A Conversation with Evelyn Bence" at books.upperroom. org/book-author/evelyn-bence.
Jack Bradley is a pastor, works as clergy for Irvine's Funeral Home and continues to be a supply teacher in elementary and secondary schools for the Upper Canada District School Board. He and his wife Bonnie live in Brockville, Ontario.
Judy (Harper) Salviolo has been volunteering at an exotic animal ranch in California where she helps to care for lions, tigers, leopards, grizzly bears, monkeys and a hyena. This is in addition to her job as an RN in Santa Barbara, California.
Nick Placido received tenure as an associate professor at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky, where he teaches in the Masters of Social Work program. In February 2014, he co-authored an article titled "Implementing Best Practices for Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning Systems: Social Work and Faith Based Organization Collaboration—A Case Study" published in the Social Work and Christianity Journal.
After 36 years, Douglas Dunham has retired from AT&T. He spent the last 25 years in the corporate finance department.
Eric A. Kouns recently published an autobiographical novel entitled The Long Road from Highland Springs: A Faith Odyssey. The book was published August 23, 2014 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and is available on www.amazon.com. Houghton College plays an important role in the story.
Jim and Alice (Grunge '75) Vanderhoof celebrated 30 years in Kenya with World Gospel Mission. They spent 22 of those years as teachers/administrators at Kenya Highlands Evangelical University. In 2006, they were named the Country Directors for World Gospel Mission.
Michael Frost was recently elected to a second term as dean of the Hazelton/ Lehighton Mission District of Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. On August 11, 2013, Michael was honored to baptize his first grandchild, Bryan Lee Everett, at Zion's Stone Church in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, where he has been pastoring since 2000.
Tom Trautman is now serving as a pastor in the United Methodist Church after a 35-year career in psychology and education. He pastors churches in Fletcher and Cyril, Oklahoma, and is joined in ministry by his wife of 37 years, Lucy (Costanzo '75).
Dave Olsen is co-founder of Ministratics, an organization that exists to help leaders in churches and faith-based nonprofits identify solutions to the everyday challenges of running their organizations. For more information see www.ministratics.com.
Paul Clark has accepted a new job as Director of Education and Engagement at Overseas Council, a ministry that provides biblical training to Christian leaders around the globe. Paul is based out of Indianapolis, Indiana, where he leads the educational initiatives of the Overseas Council as it gives leadership training support to nearly 200 seminaries. In addition, he plans the Institutes for Excellence in Christian Leadership Development held in 12 locations around the world.
Joseph Hupp, professor of chemistry at Northwestern University, was named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a UK group bringing together chemical scientists from all over the world. He was awarded the society's Stephanie Kwolek Award in materials chemistry. Joseph was also given the Electrochemistry Award of the Analytical Division of the American Chemical Society and elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Bethany (Emmett) Harter was awarded the Department of the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for outstanding achievement during the Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, Joint Commission Inspection. Bethany is the senior behavioral health nurse case manager responsible for all air evacuation to the mainland and continuity of care for military personnel and family members who are psychiatric patients.
Patricia Ann (Cunningham) Sweet has published her first novel, The Code (Anaphora Literary Press, July 10, 2014). Patricia is a retired English teacher who spent most of her career at Buffalo PS 81. She works with disabled people through Heritage Christian Services while working on her second young adult novel. She and her husband, Doug, live in Buffalo, New York.
Carol Allston-Stiles is the Director of Enrollment at Wilmington Christian School (WCS) in Hockessin, Delaware, where she oversees enrollment, communication and marketing. Her job has enabled her to travel with WCS students, most recently to Spain and to Budapest. She resides in Newark, Delaware, with her husband, Peter Stiles '87.
In addition to his role as a senior pastor, Gordon Braun serves on the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska's Missions Department and is the secretary/ treasurer of the Norfolk Area Ministerial Association. He also sits on the board of Keystone Christian Academy in Norfolk, Nebraska, and in 2013, started a Spanish language worship service at his church.
Barbara Pinto married Andrew Heitner on June 26, 2014, in Newport, Rhode Island.
On May 3, 2014, Denise (Yourth) Roswick, Beth (Orlemann) Knecht, Gloria (Woodmansee) Good and Ellen (Durgala) Si gathered for a mini-reunion in Ocean City, New Jersey. The four met in East Hall (now Gillette Hall) as freshmen in 1982 and have been meeting together once a year for the past 10 years. This year, the friends celebrated Ellen's 50th birthday together.
Kevin Clayton graduated with a Master of Public Administration degree in 2011 from the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. He currently works as an environmental police officer on Martha's Vineyard and was recently promoted to Sergeant, Environmental Officer II.
Laura (Grim) Taylor released a children's book titled EE Otter and the Bullfrog Bullies through Ambassador International on October 21, 2014. The story deals with bullying through applying principles from God's Word. The book is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Family Life and Family Christian bookstores. To learn more, visit her website www.thelaurelwood.webs.com. Laura works as a physical education and Bible teacher at a Christian school in South Carolina. She and her husband have five sons and operate a small martial arts school.
In January 2014, Sharon (Wittemann) MacKinnon and her colleagues in the Department of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte published a paper in public health titled "Racial Disparity in Years of Potential Life Lost to Induced Abortion" in the Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 4 No.1. The seminal paper marked the first time the statistical construct of years of potential life lost (YPLL) had ever been applied to induced abortion. In addition, Sharon is completing her doctoral work at UNCC in health services research after a 20-year career as a nurse, nurse practitioner and faculty in the School of Nursing at UNCC and Queens University.
Susan Schmidt recently worked as a senior research consultant for "Children on the Run," a report for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refuge. The team interviewed unaccompanied children from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico about their journey to the U.S. The report is available at unhcrwashington. org/children. Susan is an adjunct social work instructor for the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota, and is working on her doctorate in social work at the University of St. Thomas.
Linda (Geiger) and Ed Fleth welcomed a baby girl, Alanna Joy, to their family on May 24, 2013. She joins siblings Hannah (17), Holly (15), Austin (13) and Heather (8).
Houghton College librarian and alumnus Brad Wilber has been selected to be the puzzle editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition to his editing, Brad also constructs puzzles for The New York Times.
Amy (Pierce) Pacini received the first place prize for her two poems in the Annual Romancing the Craft of Poetry and Fiction Contest for 2013-2014. Her poems are published in Torrid Literature Journal, Volume VIII - Revolution and Volume XII - Tension. Amy resides in Tampa, Florida, and works as a freelance writer and a poetry editor.
Darcie (Yetter) Gudger recently launched her debut novel, Spin, published by Mountainview Books, LLC (September 17, 2014). The book is a young adult novel about a high school sophomore whose life spins out of control when vicious rumors fly. It is available for Kindle, Nook, iTunes and Kobo. In addition to writing, Darcie is the director of the Evergreen High School Color Guard. She and her husband live in Denver, Colorado, with their 8-year-old son.
James DeFelice completed his master's degree in organizational leadership in March 2014 from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He recently accepted a position as a physical education teacher at Franklin Academy, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He and his wife, Sarah (Kolz '96) DeFelice, relocated to West Palm Beach, Florida, this past July.
On May 17, 2014, Brian Freeman and Joanna Fox were married in Austin, Texas. Brian is a graphic designer for the Texas Department of Transportation where he is a part of the creative services team. He and Joanna live in Texas with their 10-year-old daughter, Zoe.
Rebekah (Randall) and Adam Ekelund are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Elayne, on March 8, 2014. She was welcomed by older brothers Caleb (10), Timothy (6), and Joshua (2) as well as big sisters Hannah (8) and Sarah (4). The family is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where Rebekah is an online chemistry instructor for Minnesota State Community and Technical College and a stay-at-home mom. Adam works for the Health Information Systems department at Lake Region Health Care.
After teaching band and chorus in New York and Pennsylvania for several years, Ryan Milliken went back to school and received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine on June 30, 2014. He is working as a pharmacist at CVS, in Washington, D.C.
Aaron and Ali (Roach) Harrington are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Lilah Elise, on May 31, 2013. Lilah joins her big sister, Tessa. The Harrington family resides in Fairport, New York, where Aaron is a physics teacher at Newark High School while Ali is a French teacher at Avon Middle and High Schools.
Jeremy Wilton and his wife, Kari, are pleased to share the birth of daughter, Brielle Catherine, on November 25, 2013. Brielle joins older sisters, Sydney Madison (9) and Emaline Olivia (6).
Melissa (Smith) and Rob Luckey '00 celebrated the birth of their son, Camden Christopher David, on January 3, 2014. He joins older brother, Jaden (4). The family lives in Farmington, New York, where Melissa is a stay-athome mom and Rob has a chiropractic practice located in Pittsford.
Timothy Chapman received both his J.D. and MBA from Notre Dame Law School on May 17, 2014, graduating magna cum laude from both degree programs. Timothy is a law clerk with Nixon Peabody in Rochester.
Joshua Stamp, M.A. '06, is now assistant principal at Gouverneur Middle/High School in Gouverneur, New York. Josh and his wife, Gena (Keifer '06), live in Croghan, New York, with their 3-year-old son, Tobias. Gena teaches music part-time.
Matt Meabon accepted the role of account executive for CDW, for which he is relocating to northern California. Matt has been with the company in New Jersey since 2004. His wife, Angela (Layne '03), is a stay-at home mother to children Ella (8), Noah (6), Leah (4), Ezra (1) and one on the way.
Megan (Springstead) and Jonathan Neurock welcomed son, Malcolm Mason on May 19, 2014. He joins an older sister, Jocelyn (4). The family resides in Winchester, New Hampshire, where Megan is a third-grade teacher at Cutler Elementary School, and Jonathan is the branch manager at the River Valley Credit Union.
Peter Sumner graduated from the Neurology/Movement Disorders Fellowship program at Georgetown University and has recently accepted a position in private practice as a neurologist/movement disorder specialist. In June of 2014, Dr. Sumner was invited to present two of his papers at the 18th International Congress of Movement Disorders in Stockholm, Sweden. He and his wife, Carissa (Lee '05), live in North Carolina with their 2-½-year-old daughter, Ellie.
Tamarah (Czebotar) Staschiak and Dan Staschiak were married on April 27, 2014 at ThorpeWood mountain retreat in Thurmont, Maryland. The couple resides in Columbia, South Carolina, where Tamarah is a clinical counselor and Dan is owner/manager of Staschiak Painting Company.
Blake Winter defended his dissertation on July 1, 2014 at the University of Buffalo and now has a Ph.D. in mathematics. He and his wife Jessica (Leete) Winter reside in Orchard Park, New York.
Charla (Bradley) and Matthew Williams are pleased to announce the arrival of daughter, Maisie Joy, on August 1, 2014. Charla is a French immersion teacher for the Upper Canada District School Board.
Elaine Tooley, associate director of creative communications at Wake Forest University, received two Cicero Speechwriting Awards. Her speech, "Leading Lives that Matter," won Best Campaign Speech of the Year and earned honorable mention as a finalist for the Overall Grand Award. The competition was judged by a panel made up of former U.S. presidential speechwriters, corporate speechwriters and longtime speechwriting professionals. "Leading Lives that Matter" was originally delivered by Wake Forest President Nathan Hatch at a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina in June 2013.
Nicole (Clayson) and Kevin Housel are proud to announce the adoption of twins, Madeline Catalina and Connor Santiago, on September 15, 2013. The 5-year-olds are filled with joy to be part of the family. The Housels also celebrated the birth of their son, Franklin Ignacio, on November 20, 2013.
Rebecca (Fuller) and Christopher Crocker were married on July 5, 2014, in Brevard, North Carolina. Alumni present included parents of the bride, Tim and Carol (Zimmerman '78) Fuller'79, and brother of the bride, Daniel Fuller '06. The couple lives in Greenville, South Carolina, where Rebecca is a senior payroll specialist at Paychex and Christopher is an athletic trainer at the Steadman Hawkins Clinic.
Daniella (Knapp) and Jason Shambach are pleased to share the birth of their son, Alister Wilhelm, on April 16, 2014. He joins brother Soren (5) and sisters Avielle (3) and Eden (1.5).
Brandon Hawk completed his Ph.D. in Medieval Studies at the University of Connecticut in August 2014. He is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where he teaches a postdoctoral class in addition to teaching his undergraduate classes.
Daniel Black, M.M. '08, graduated from the University of Arizona with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting in August 2014. He is now an assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Grace (Essley '07), are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Evelyn Essley, on August 3, 2014. The family lives in Plymouth, Wisconsin.
Janna (Bradley) and Cory Swann announce the birth of their son, Jackson Richard, on November 3, 2012. Janna is a teacher with the Upper Canada District School Board.
Jessica Davidson will be finishing her two-year commitment with the Peace Corps in Macedonia in November 2014, but will stay on another year as senior programming coordinator for Camp GLOW, a leadership camp for girls. For more information, visit her blog at nguyendavidson.tumblr.com.
Kimberly (Kuntz) Duff and Christopher Duff were married on October 26, 2013 in Yorkshire, New York. Alumni in the wedding party included matron of honor, Kathryn (Kuntz '03) Ralph and bridesmaid Samantha (Lippert '08) Darling. The couple lives in East Aurora, New York, where Kimberly is an elementary special education teacher in the Pioneer School District and Christopher is a customer service representative at A. Duie Pyle.
April Hegland completed her apprenticeship at Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. in April 2014, and received her Guide Dog Mobility Instructor license through the state of California in July 2014. She currently works as a guide dog mobility instructor at Guide Dogs for the Blind's Oregon campus where she trains dogs for the visually impaired, instructs clients on proper use of the dogs and assists graduates in the field.
Lisa York was recently hired as gallery director by Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. In addition, she is the ceramic arts technical coordinator and an adjunct instructor. She resides in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Dan Tomlinson serves as the advancement manager for CompassCare Pregnancy Services, an organization that provides services to women with unplanned pregnancies. Dan plans and organizes all events that raise the funds for the nonprofit to function. For more information on CompassCare, visit www.compasscare.info/about-us.
Emily Rinehart is serving with One Mission Society's ministry of human trafficking prevention, HOPE61. She is currently in America on home assignment though regularly serves in Australia and New Zealand.
Rachel (Smith, M.M. '13) Decker married Jason Decker on October 25, 2014. Rev. Steve Dunmire '01 officiated the wedding, and alumni in the wedding party included bridesmaids Mary Robinson '14 and Katie Pitts '12/M.M. '14. The couple resides in Portageville, New York. Rachel is on the library staff at Houghton College, and Jason is a music teacher at Letchworth Central School.
Erin Smith served as the assistant camp director for the 2014 Houghton College Summer Equestrian Camp. She was recently hired as an assistant pre-k teacher at Right Steps Child Development Center in Lafayette, Indiana, where she resides. In addition, She is serving part-time as the church music leader at Two Cities Church in Lafayette.
Joyce (Taylor) Bingeman and Michael Bingeman were married on July 7, 2014 in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The couple lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Joyce is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Michael is a hospital chaplain.
Lauren (Staley) and Jeffery Jones were married on June 14, 2014. In August 2014, the couple relocated to St. Petersburg, Russia, where they teach at the International Academy of St. Petersburg—the only English-speaking international Christian school in the city. The school provides them with daily opportunities to share Christ with the children of the missionary and international business communities.
Isabel (Sanders) and James Vitale '14 were married on May 24, 2014 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The couple lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where Isabel is an assistant preschool teacher at Step by Step Montessori while James is a student at Luther Seminary as well as a youth minister at University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis.
William Clunn and Melinda (Ramey '12) Clunn were married on August 9, 2014. The couple lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where William is a law student and Melinda is a reading coach for Charlotte Mecklenburg schools. She will be graduating this December with a Master of Education degree in curriculum and instruction with a TESOL Concentration from Concordia University-Portland.
Rochelle Cecil was recently promoted to director of alumni and family relations at Central Christian College of Kansas, located in McPherson, Kansas. Prior to this position, Rochelle served as Central's athletic and transfer coordinator.
Adult Education
Agnes Starr, West Seneca Cohort M5, is the site organizer for the Buffalo/WNY Conquer Chiari Walk Across America. The walk took place on September 20, 2014 in over 80 sites across the country. This year, the Buffalo event raised over $28,000 toward research and awareness for Chiari, a little known, life-threatening neurological condition. Last year, Agnes proposed that September be Chiari Awareness month in Buffalo, and both Mayor Myron Brown and Senator Ranzenhofer signed proclamations recognizing her proposal.
Wendy Cocca, West Seneca Cohort J6, is serving as the executive director at Love in the Name of Christ, a local affiliate of the national movement by the same name. Their mission is to "transform lives and communities in the name of Christ." They help churches address issues of poverty in an area that serves a 15-mile radius around Springville, New York.


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Thursday, May 14, 2015
The Scout Rifle Study
I like practical rifles and for years the scout concept has appealed to me. A decade or more ago I toyed with the idea of a custom build (those old Brockman sights just looked great for starters), and honestly that was really the way you obtained one if you didn't pony up for the Steyr Scout. Eventually the idea just lost traction for a number of reasons, cost being one, the other being that I owned two .30-06s what did I need with a .308 (talk about dumb reasons to not buy a new rifle).
Yet in the last few years since Savage started running a line on Scouts then Ruger picked up the ball, maybe especially since Ruger, I've yearned to fulfill the void.
The Scout Rifle, the Patrol Rifle and all of their kin in between as been a sound concept in my opinion, because despite the AR's popularity and overall general usability, the Scout rifle can travel anywhere you can take a rifle be it into the less free states here in the U.S. or hunting abroad. In my line of work, where I do travel with a work rifle on a semi-regular basis being able to stay within the legal parameters is paramount. And in the possible scenario of having to deploy a rifle for defensive work I'd be massively surprised if a complete reload would be required of any repeating rifle. Note I didn't say not to have reloads readily available, I said required.
I see you apocalypse-man with your finger in the air and your mouth opened.
All things aside noted gun-writer Richard Mann is conducting what is probably the first in depth investigation and study into the Scout Rifle concept over at his blog empty-cases, since Jeff Cooper went on to Valhalla and preach the gospel of the modern technique. You know, the one all of these neat kids on the internets keep re-inventing all the time.
What has always intrigued me about the Scout-general-purpose-utility-rifle concept is the idea of if you were limited to one rifle, whether for a limited period of time until you expanded your personal collection, or were somewhat bound by finacial constraints to own only one, why this concept works not only as a hunting arm, but a defensive and recreational one as well. Because proficiency comes from owning a gun you enjoy shooting and want others to shoot as well.
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Monday, April 27, 2015
If I may offer some advice....
I get inundated with "security advice" questions all the time in life. Riot breaks out somewhere, the emails and phone calls come in. Spree shooter sets about murdering as many people as he possibly can, the emails and phone calls come in. A bad guy goes an...well you get the picture.
There's always this string of questions. What caliber? What plan? What tactic? What bag should I EDC (every day carry) and what gear should I EDC in my EDC bag?
Questions, questions, questions.
Allow me to answer in brevity that is devoid of any sarcasm and is the most sincerest answer I know to give.
When the wolf comes to kill don't worry about the sheep, don't worry what kind of dog you may be or may not be. Don't worry about getting killed, don't worry about the aftermath, don't worry...about anything.
Make a decision to stop the wolf and then go stop him.
Stop him where he stands by whatever means necessary and don't do it with kindness, don't do it with anger, do it with sincere an solid intent that he will never stand again.
We live in a very modern age but the bad men of the world are very old in their ways and desire. And for old problems new answers are rarely the solution.
You stop a bad man by making a decision. That decision is all that will matter until the future of everything being over arrives. Give no yield, no quarter, no pause. Do nothing less than be victorious. There is no shortage of bad men in the world and there will never be a shortage of such men. But they, the creatures that go bump in the night, the wolves at the door, are thwarted by decision and decisive action.
It's not caliber, capacity, polymer nor steel that overcomes the evil of this world but rather bravery.
Be brave. Be Brave. Be Brave.
Oregon school shooting stopped by teacher Todd Rispler
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Facing your fears
A quick post for an article I wrote for Shooting Illustrated.
Stay safe. All of you.
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Stay safe. All of you.
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Taking Stock
As part of the general M.O. here I generally don't do the hyper-link-go-see-this-website but, I thought this was actually worth it. Your mileage may vary of course depending on your nutritional needs....needs...not wants.
Remember something like this can work for the SHTF as much as it can being without work for a long time and needing to feed your family, or even yourself. I say that because my first year of self-employment (back in 2002), this would have been worth doing.
How to create a food storage supply for five dollars a week
Remember something like this can work for the SHTF as much as it can being without work for a long time and needing to feed your family, or even yourself. I say that because my first year of self-employment (back in 2002), this would have been worth doing.
How to create a food storage supply for five dollars a week
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Everything you need...
I passed on a Ruger No. 1 Tropical in .375 H&H. I don't remember the price but, I remember having enough cash in my pocket to buy it. The problem was, that despite my lust and desire it never met my litmus test for a gun. What was I going to do with a .375 H&H at twenty-five years old in the mid-west.
The Gun, atleast for me, have always had to fall within a certain level of working class, so to speak, to me. They have to be able to serve me or atleast be reasonable pressed into service.
Yet despite this, my small collection of firearms is surprisingly not very "tactical", especially given my line of work one could surmise.
For a while my work rifle was a Ruger Mini 14. I liked it. I didn't love it. My plan was always to ship it down to Clark's Custom guns and get a new barrel on it and do a scout mount. It never happened and I eventually sold it (and it's four 30 round steel mags). There is something of a juxtaposition about that rifle. I don't regret selling it. I regret never paying for the custom work I wanted done to it which would have ended up with me keeping the gun I don't regret selling.
Yet the .223 and, the 5.56 have, much like the 9mm, left me very indifferent towards them. I've owned them. Liked them alright but none of them didn't do anything I essentially didn't have another gun capable or more capable of doing just fine. Mind you, I'm not talking about what does or doesn't work for anyone else but me so don't go getting the vapors.
Interestingly enough, when you live and work with your guns on a daily basis you don't put too much thought into them NOT being effective.
After coming off the rifle range last weekend and forced to contend with boxes of spent brass it was time to get back on the loading bench. After a pot of coffee, and a few hours of silent pondering while de-capping round after round (I run a single stage press) I looked at the green and grey RCBS boxes and the gumball red Lee cylinders and realized that the most "modern" cartridge I load for, the .243 Winchester, was invented in 1955, the next most modern, the .357 coming about in the 1930s. Beyond that everything else is over a hundred years old. From the turn of the last century with the .38 Special and .45 ACP to the Indian wars with the .44 WCF, the .45 Colt and the .45-70.
Yet if you read it in that context one would think that they are simply nostalgic "fun" cartridges that do not serve purpose.
I would concede that the .44-40 is most likely the only round that would readily fall into the ranks of entertainment only if it weren't for the fact that I have in fact pressed both the revolver and rifle chambered for this round into service at different times.
When the Ferguson riots broke out in St. Louis over the summer the self-loading rifle I keep lay in pieces on my bench. There were no qualms here keeping a lever gun in the truck and in the house, along with a Remington 870. Dismiss the round that started it all if you want but, but I keep a couple of boxes of factory jacketed soft points solely for defense work.
Light cowboy loads they are not. Out of the rifle they run over 1200 fps with a 200 grain bullet and there are fifteen of them in the magazine tube.
The revolver chambered for the old .44 cartridge, itself was carried more than a few times during my corporate bodyguard career, albeit at Client barbeques and more "relaxed" scenarios but, to claim I was "unarmed" with six 200 grain .44 caliber bullets in a wheel gun at the ready is stupid. I know because a gentleman in similar employ at the time and also in attendance at one of these casual soirees openly mocked me about it.
He himself was carrying a .32 Seacamp.
Atleast one of us was well armed at the party.
My rifle of rifles remains the .30-06.
I've spent too much time on the range and the field in the almost two decades we've been together and have shot my plentiful share of Missouri Whitetails with it.
Since 1906 there have been a mind numbing number of .thirty caliber rifles to come along. Some of them long forgotten, others having marked their place in the queen of weapons ranks. If I were starting out today looking for a bolt gun to do a lot of work from defense to hunting the .308 could quite easily get the nod. I certainly have a liking for the Ruger Scout Rifle and there have been a couple of long barreled sniper rifles that have sung their sirens song to me. But when shove comes to push what does it do that I can't do already and frankly it does it very well.
When the rifle range beckons, or my head gets too fogged up with the world and I need to make calm it's not the lever gun, nor the pistol that I reach for in my quest for zen. It's the 30-06 in a bolt action.
A few, well several years back after being involved in some social situations where more than feelings got hurt I pondered for a few days that maybe I needed to go "talk to someone". Instead I spent fours hours on a rifle range gingerly working my way through a box of hand-loaded 180 grain Matchkings. There was no talking, no dialogue, no "how does that make you feel". My co-pay was primers, powder and thirty caliber copper. And they solved my issued more than a PhD ever could.
Of all center-fire cartridges I run the .243 Winchester holds more merit than I would have really ever thought. It was the rifle I cut my teeth on and in many ways encouraged me to dig into the world of the rifle and find out what makes a rifle tick and what makes it accurate and inaccurate. After a few years of pie plate patterns I still recall the sweet joy of seeing my first MOA group after I sanded the stock down on the Remington 788 so that it's barrel was free floated. A whole new world emerged.
With it's mild recoil and solid velocities it can do everything a .223 or .5.56 can do only better. Yet in the tactical/war fighter community it is laughable to even think of such a notion. After one of my best friend's son received a .243 single shot a few years ago the rifle round came back on my radar (and from it's tucked away corner in the gun safe).
Clearly it's never going to have place of significance in the tactical community, but if you are of the belief that it can not work because it's not on the list of "approved" tactical calibers then you are naive at best and a fool at worst. People with such notions, in my experience, lack any.
Interestingly enough, during the First and Second Ammo droughts of the twenty-first century when the shelves were bare I could always find .243 Winchester. I have no idea why but during those times I was in several states and there it was on the shelves.
If I lived in a gun restrictive area, or was wanting to put together a budget friendly political correct looking bolt action patrol rifle (or both), I'd give it a hard close look.The unforeseen advantage in the .243 is that you get a little thicker barrel because there is less of a hole in what would otherwise be a standard .308 barrel.
Something to think about.
Only a fool would dismiss the .45-70 as not having a solid purpose in this day and age. It has literally become a phoenix rising from the ashes. If you read gun and shooting articles from the 1960s and 70s it was all but written off as dead with some folks with Springfield Trapdoors and Marlin keeping it alive, eeking out sales for the purest of hearts.
That is until someone whacked the barrel off and called it a guide gun and Jeff Cooper declared it holy to the faithful. It's sales have been strong for the last two decades. If you were to have only a few rifles to your name the .45-70 lever gun would not be a mistake. It's a fight stopper against man or beast. On any continent.
And while most "tactically proficient" men of the twenty-first century fall into fits of rage when someone mentions a gun fight from two centuries earlier, a gun fight, dear reader is still a fight and unless I missed something the human has not changed much in any anatomical sense in the last millennium. In 1887 Commodore Perry Owens, the Sheriff of the 21,000 square mile Apache County, Arizona got crossways (literally) while serving a warrant. Perry, on his own with no backup, killed four armed attackers in short order with a .45-70 from what we call "pistol" distance. Perry had not so much as a scratch.
Unlike a vast majority of American shooters who grew up with guns I did not grow up with the .30-30 Winchester. At that time my dad kept a couple of shotguns, a Sears & Roebuck .22 lever action (hammerless....yep), a .22 High Standard revolver and a Smith Model 19 .357. The only two centerfire rifles were a Parker Hale .30-06 and the aforementioned .243.
But I yearned for a "thirty-thirty" for years. When I finally picked up a model 94 for a whopping $275 I didn't regret it. If you've read me very long here on this blog, you'll know that this is the rifle I rely on for work most often or a Marlin in .three fifty seven magnum.
The old .30 WCF (Winchester Center Fire) maybe one of the finest medium powered cartridges we have, especially in this day and age. For the reloader the potential is there to handle everything from squirrels and rabbits to deer more the efficiently and in some of the heavy factory loads, such as from Buffalo Bore, you can hunt North America.
It's not a wonder kid nor a "tactically" fancy round. And door kickers, both real and wannabe, won't be clinging hard to the rifle nor the round ever but, it was in the man stopping business long before anyone ever heard of the .223 or the 7.62x39. I won't keep house without one and it's almost always the most recommended first rifle for anyone who wants an uncomplicated long gun to serve a variety of roles from game getter to home defender, when I am asked.
There has been so much historical content written on the .45 ACP and the 1911 that I refuse to address it. If you don't know and you can't figure out how to find out, you're SOL as the old Man use to say.
No other cartridge has been so near and dear to me in my life nor seen me safely home. It's been in my hand under the gravest of circumstances, been on most every trip where a gun was permissible, or doable. It has ridden in a shoulder rig in the Atlantic, on my hip on the Continental Divide, and delivered the coup de grace on the side of the highway to a back broken doe, when a stranger in a $40,000 truck with thousands of dollars worth of hunting gear wouldn't "waist" the dollar on a bullet and decided to cut her throat until she nailed him with her hooves and he got fish belly white.
Reloading the old war horse, I don't do fancy. I like standard pressures for the rounds in question. I get better accuracy and less wear and tear on my firearms in the process. You can have the hot rodding and the +P. I like one thing and one thing only in the .45 ACP. 230 grains.
Save the preaching. It works just fine for me.
The .45 Colt, came to me late, as in this year. A dual celebration of seeing my first paid article published (it was nice to get a check from the NRA instead of sending one) and my fortieth year on God's favorite blue marble; I purchased a used Ruger flattop in Uncle Sam's old Indian fighter round.
Again, I don't chase the magic bullet. The old timers who came before worked out much of it and there are plenty of others who can push the limits for me to learn on. I'm always amazed at alarmist and neo-shots who have come to the conclusion that six rounds in a single action leave a man essentially unarmed because of the dreaded reload.
Lots of bullets in bad circumstances are a handy thing to have, no doubt, and the citizenry should have all the access desired to thirty round magazines and self-loading whisper quiet rifles. I firmly believe that. But I also believe in a gun fight, regardless of the century, solid center mass hits from a big bore revolver, stop fights. Your junk science and your worst case scenarios be damned. Hits matter.
Yes I know, I know. The caliber debate is over thanks to new and modern ammunition. Except there is one not-so-slight issue with the "Caliber debate". It's not. It is a cartridge debate. It's always the 9mm vs the .45ACP, or the .40 S&W, or any other auto pistol round. It's never the 9mm vs the .45 Colt, or the .44 Magnum. You know why? Because those are two big sons of bitches and the 9mm is not. And a hit from either is far FAR more significant in stopping a fight, not to mention two or three.
If I can not put a B-i-Q (badguy-in-question) down with three .45 Colt rounds to the chest, I'll be shooting him in the hip thank you very much, because he can rage all over the damn ground.
Broke bone don't work.
I know. You're irate. I've angered the 9mm cult with my brazen big bore speech, damn me.
I'm not anti-9mm. Never have been, never will be. I think it's a fine self-defense round and have carried it and depended on it enough to have some semblance of opinion on it. So don't lose your head.
The problem of late is that the emerging shooters (not necessarily fighters) are ageists toward not only men who came before them but cartridges and guns as well. If a rifle doesn't self load or hold more than thirty rounds at the push of a release mag, it is outdated and it's owner a mentally distant.
Part of the reason I have had an on again off again relationship with the 9mm Luger is owed in large part to the .38 Special and .357 Magnums I own. Make no mistake, my favorite platforms for launching the old European bean are the SiG P226 and the Browning Hi-Power. I've routinely told folks who are looking for their first pistol or who are going to be one gun households to look no further than the Glock 19 or the 9mm in general. It's widely available, and easy to shoot.
If you are looking to buy your first gun, or perhaps your only handgun and deeply desire an auto-pistol so the entire family can learn on it and shoot it confidently. The 9mm would be wise and well received.
Yet, here in lies the rub, most post-9/11 shooters, who came to the gun world around the time the Assault Weapons Ban finally died in it's 2004 sunset on a national level fail to realize that the AWB brought a critical eye to the 9mm, which had thrived through the 80s and early 90s in the wondernine era. Suddenly there was this sincere question put forth of bore diameter and that bigger has it's place for reasons. If you were left with ten .35 caliber bullets or eight .45 caliber ones which would you really rather have?
Again that is not to inflame the cartridge debate, that is simply pointing out what happened.
Which bring us to the last of it.
If you were to count the spent brass in boxes on my bench you would see that the lead goes to the .38 Special, followed by the .357 Magnum in close second. There are reasons for this. They are solid and backed up by decades of man fighting, game getting and trophy winning history, for the both of them.
In my small opinion, there is no gun as versatile as one chambered for the .357 Magnum. A bold statement to be sure, and certainly it has a 1960s gun rag ring to it. The moment the chamber is reamed to accept the old 1/10 of an inch longer, 1935 creation the shooter is in possession of a dual caliber gun, if that shooter happens to be a re-loader, then multiplicity occurs. This is because a lightly handloaded .38 Special will do anything a .22 LR or .22 Magnum can do, only better, and since it can do this the shooter/reloader gets, for his trouble, a superior ".22", a .38 Special and a .357 Magnum.
No handgun cartridge has been more reloaded than the .38 Special and the .357 Magnum remains the king of fight stoppers. I understand. For you the modern shooter I sound as if I am lecturing from a rocking chair. Grandad muttering in the corner to himself. Yet this is large part because of an obsession with guns that weigh ounces and not pounds. I've run the cylinders of .357 Magnums in 12 ounce guns and narrow sights. I'll keep my all stainless steel 2 1/2 inch, Smith model 66, weighing in at a couple of pounds and it's big glorious adjustable sights. The ones that the neo-shot will assure you, rips the clothes from your body as you draw only to snag, getting you killed.
The 158 grain bullet in both rounds works tremendously well for most things from targets, to men, to attacking four legged mammalia. Ah yes. The Grizzly Bear dilemma. You see I don't live in Grizzly country. I won't encounter one this deer season nor while taking out the trash this week.
Being in possession of both revolvers and rifle that will shoot these cartridges covers anything I might need to resolve. Want to teach a new shooter how to hit? How to focus on a front sight? How to have a remarkably easy day on the range. Try the lever action rifle in .357 Magnum loaded with .38s or .357s.
If the politics of this country ever went south to the point we were forced to live with a limited number of guns for me the .357 chambered gun would be at the #1 must have spot.
Don't fall trap to this all being a bit of nostalgia or that these are "the only" cartridges I own. They are not. They simply are the ones that I reload for, but and this is the important part that I want to express.
If.....they were the only ones I had. If circumstances changed tomorrow and I had to dwindle the room in the safe down for one reason or another these eight cartridges and the guns chambered for them would remain above all others.
They will do anything that needs done in a shooting environment from self-defense, to hunting game of all sizes, to target and even competitive shooting, or defending a home and family in a city that has suddenly appeared on the international scene for it's rioting as of late.
Our culture, the gun culture, here in the century, has become somewhat obsessed with fashion that is passed off as must-have-tactical-needs. So much so that it has driven an entire market to panic buy and horde more than a couple of times. I can only wonder how many ARs were bought in November of 2008 and never fired.
So in our quest to survive the apocalypse with "the right gun" I pass along a piece of advice the late Bill Jordan (and not the damn camo maker) gave and Jim Wilson graciously passed on to us.
Mr. Jordan, upon being asked what kind of rifle he would "stash" away in case of the feces-hitting-the-empeller replied that he would keep a Model 19 Smith & Wesson in .357 Magnum and a box of ammunition. The man who asked him became a bit perplexed, since he asked specifically "what rifle". To which Jordan expounded further:
"If serious trouble starts and you can shoot at all, you can get whatever kind of little machine gun you'd want to carry. You could even get a little Jeep to drive and maybe even a nice looking uniform to wear… if you can shoot!" (go read the whole thing here).
As for me. One look at my reloading bench tells me I have everything I need and nothing I don't.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
The Barranti Hip Pocket Holster
You always hate those situations where you know that if it goes bad, it will go bad in a big way, all the while knowing that you have to appear incapable of being able to deal with anything bad, while being completely capable, in a moment's notice, of dealing decisively with the now bad situation.
A couple of winters back like a bad novel I was carrying my .45 in the pocket of my heavy wool pea-coat, a Hissatsu folder in my waistband, a bitty little light in my jeans pocket and that was pretty much it.
Once inside of where I needed to be my jacket had to come off and I was essentially carrying off body. The coat went wherever I went so it was never helpless situation and, the problem really wouldn't exist if it was going to, until I went outside. At which point the coat would be back on. I dutifully left my gloves in the truck so there would be a reason to have my hands in my pocket once out in the 15 degree night air.
The issue was the big Colt flopped and turned around in the coat pocket and while plenty deep as not to fall out, once back on and hand in the pocket, the pistol had rotated and now rode upside down.
Hammer down in condition two or not, it was not ideal. I fumbled around in my pocket saying something about losing the cigarettes I didn't have and don't smoke, until finally the gun was properly aligned in the pocket and hand. A few words were spoken back and forth as I walked outside and the entire ordeal was over having gone smoothly.
On the drive back, with Colt's Commander riding in my waistband I cussed at myself for not being better well suited for big auto pocket carry.
Oddly enough I couldn't help but thinking of Tommy Lee Jones in the movie "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada". Through most of the movie Jones rides horse back with a 1911 shoved into the back pocket of his Wranglers. Over and over I thought that a real basic pinch fit leather holster that could slip into the back pocket, that didn't have any loops or clips attached to it, and carried the gun juuust tight enough as to not come out freely would be a handy thing to have.
The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. Winter became Spring and, finally Summer then late one July night I finally knew what to do. Or rather who to go to.
Enter Mike Barranti of Barranti holsters.
I emailed him outlining my needs, wants, and desires for such a thing and Mike knew exactly...and I mean exactly what I was talking about. It was an old timers carry, like turn of the last century old timers, and apparently Mike had tooled around with the same thought himself. About eight hours and one sunset and sunrise later he emailed me a photo of the very image in my brain.
Without hesitation I said "I'll take it".
A few days later it arrived by mail.
That was July of 2013. A year and a couple of months later I still love this holster, which is good because it sees daily use.
In our house we have a mental "gun code" as it were. A pistol in a holster is chambered. A pistol not in a holster is not chambered/loaded. It's the rule.
And I never break it.
That is not to imply guns lay around the house. They do not. They are all secured after a fashion one way or another, against un-welcomed visitors and toddlers alike.
At the end of the day when the I take off the old Colt, de-cock it, open the box and it is slipped into it's next place of residence. The Hip Pocket Holster.
Lest you are under the impression that this is all the use the holster sees it is not. Some of my time in the field requires prolonged surveillance. Hours and hours...and hours of sitting. Something the introvert in me never minds. That sitting can also mean, laying, sprawled out and waiting at all sorts of angles and positions beyond the driver's seat of my old 4Runner so it's nice to be able to take it off but still have it in a ready position.
With the absence of things like a re-enforced mouth, or clips, or loops the overall width is very minimal and allows the pistol to be wedged perfectly in someplaces. Yet the wet molded, pinch fit is loose enough to allow a draw where the holster does not come with it, while having very reasonable retention in a gun slip like this one.
"How well?" you might wonder.
Most nights before turning in, the dog and I walk the acre and a half we live on and more often than not my pistol is slipped into the back pocket of my jeans. If drawn it can be re-holstered without looking, quickly and easily.
Coming around full circle, I like this holster for one more reason. Winter time. Remember where we started. A pea coat pocket full of .forty-five?
One significant disadvantage in conceal carry comes in winter time. Not in the way so much of carrying, but rather getting the gun into action quickly with a heavy buttoned up coat.
Say for example, I'm out at dinner. It's below freezing and the old 4Runner is parked a few blocks away. The evening ends, everyone is putting on coats, saying goodbyes and what not. I take that opportunity to go to the restroom and put my coat on. I'll take my Colt's Commander from it's In-the-Waist-Band holster and slip it into the Hip Pocket Shuck ready and waiting in my coat pocket. I can keep my hand on the gun my entire walk if I so choose and never have to worry about undesired finger-trigger slippage. Yet I can also rest assured that with my hands not in my pocket the big gun isn't sliding all over the place.
Lastly, There are times in my life, for one reason or another, that off body carry bears merit. In such cases the holster works well to keep the gun upright in a bag without any bulk added like a thicker conventional rig simply shoved in to a pack might have.
Just like there is no magic "one gun" solution for all things, there is no "one holster" solutions either. This rig, while very simple fills a lot of roles in my life and it does them very very well.
So what does it cost? The last time I asked Mike about this he said "$40 plus shipping".
$40.00 for a holster that comes from one of America's best leather rig makers. Not much thought need go into that one. Eventually I'll order a couple more of these. Probably for my snub-nosed Smith and one for my Ruger Flattop as well.
A good many shootists carry Mike's rigs and love them dearly. I now know why.
Posted by Matthew at 1:57 AM 6 comments:
Thursday, July 31, 2014
In other places..
I do still write. Having picked up the occasional writing gig for the NRA and what seems to be an escalated travel schedule have caused for neglected duties here. Everytime I climb onto a plane I think "this would be a good time to write that new Dark Arts article.." and then I either open my moleskine to see the work ahead and behind me, or I close my eyes until I hear "prepare the cabin for arrival..."
All that said, the link below goes to Shooting Illustrated were we look at staying skilled in the absence of ammo or range time.
p.s. sharpen that tactical folder in your pocket I can see the lint from here.
All that said, the link below goes to Shooting Illustrated were we look at staying skilled in the absence of ammo or range time.
p.s. sharpen that tactical folder in your pocket I can see the lint from here.
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the role of oligodendrocytes in maintaining the distribution of sodium channels in axons;
the mechanisms that disable and destroy oligodendrocytes in MS;
how and to what extent progenitor cells are induced to become oligodendrocytes that remyelinate axons; and
the relationship between demyelination, injury to axons, and neuropathic pain in MS, and demyelination and axon injury in appropriate animal models.
Specific needs for research on astrocytes include the following:
Astrocytes as antigen-presenting cells. To what extent do astrocytes participate in the immunopathogenesis of MS? Is there an underlying disorder of astrocyte function in MS?
Astrocytes as producers of cytokines, chemokines or other molecules that influence blood-brain barrier permeability, immune cells, or myelin. Astrocyte response to neurotrophins should also be studied.
Astrocytes as scarring cells. Do scarring astrocytes inhibit remyelination or regeneration of axons in MS? If so, can this process be controlled?
Astrocytes as regulators of axonal conduction. The possible role of astrocytes as producers of sodium channels that are transferred to demyelinated axons should be explored.
Astrocytes as homeostatic regulators of the neuronal microenvironment. It is now well known that astrocytes can regulate the levels of biologically important ions, neurotransmitters, and related molecules in the healthy nervous system. Better understanding of this role of astrocytes in MS is needed.
Specific needs for research on interaction between neural and immune cells include:
more complete delineation of the mechanisms by which the immune system contributes to demyelination and remyelination;
interaction of T cells and antibodies with axons and neuron cell bodies;
identification of the humoral factors that increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, thereby allowing the trafficking of immune cells through the brain; and
evidence that immune cells destroy oligodendrocytes through the excita-


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September 28, 2014 Management and staff members of the Regional Solid Waste Authority of Jefferson and Belmont counties have received numerous calls in opposition to the recent property tax assessment. more »»
All abuzz with the beekeepers
September 28, 2014 Tiny bear jars held honey for the favors at the Jefferson County Farm Bureau dinner meeting held at St. Florian Hall. more »»
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September 21, 2014 On the wall in the kitchen of the home of our son, Darin, and his wife, Missy, is a plaque called Family Rules. more »»
Kuzma leaves legacy
September 20, 2014 Coach. Teacher. Fundraiser. Organizational and preparational genius. All those words describe the Franciscan University of Steubenville's Hank Kuzma, but none of them were the essence of the ma. more »»
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September 20, 2014 The Long Suffering Husband likes to tell this story about the Little Professor's second day of school. The very first day of school, we did the typical first day of kindergarten thing. more »»
The plan is that there is no real plan
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Fall festival successful
September 14, 2014 The Smithfield Fire Department carried off a successful fall festival last week that was reminiscent of the early days of the Apple Festivals held in the past. more »»
Seeking shirts, $150 purses
September 13, 2014 As I look back on it, I realize that it was a bad decision. Hindsight really is 20/20. My first mistake was taking my mother out in public. My second mistake was taking the kids along for the ride. more »»
Guest column/Good family doctors in short supply
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September 7, 2014 There are times when I take too many pictures or lose the photo identifications, and they are put aside for a time. more »»
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Many special jobs for the road trip taker
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Bus tour an interesting day
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Just read article below on cbssports.com and it reminded me of how Andre Tippett has said many times that knowing martial arts helped his game and hand combat battles. I also recall a story about how BB knew about this during his days with the browns and brought in a martial arts teacher to work with some of the players on his team at the time. No wonder he wanted Jones so much!
"Offensive tackles who know Chandler Jones' background will have little interest in engaging in hand-to-hand combat. The defensive end from Syracuse does mixed martial arts training with his brother, who happens to be UFC superstar Jon "Bones" Jones. "Some flying knees, punching, elbowing, throwing everything I can," Chandler Jones told The Journal Sentinel about workouts with Jon. And if he wants to learn how to put those skills to good use on the field, he can turn to another brother, Art, who is a defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. That football pedigree is certainly playing in Chandler Jones' favor as he attempts to work his way into the first round of this year's draft. "The way I was taught to play football, I was
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