The Tears Of Horses By Dr. Lorin Swinehart “An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great message.” —Martin Buber The class of young student nurses stood in shock and horror as they witnessed the scene of carnage in the local slaughter house. Pigs, squealing in desperation, were herded into a tiny, crowded
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Judas, The Saint That Wasn’t The Enigmatic Apostle Who Betrayed Jesus By Dr. Lorin Swinehart He is remembered as one of the world’s greatest traitors, a figure of scorn and loathing, ranked alongside Benedict Arnold and Vidkun Quisling. In his Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri places him at the lowest level of Hell, a dark
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NIXON’S THE ONE —The Surprising Environmental Record of our 37th President By Dr. Lorin Swinehart He seems to glower at us from old newsreels and the pages of history texts. Unlike such other national leaders as Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, he seems not to have inspired affection even among his most fervid supporters.
VIVISECTION: The Horror Continues By Dr. Lorin Swinehart “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That is the problem.” —Winnie-the-Pooh Long ago, in the 1970’s, CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite reported the US military’s plans to use beagle hound puppies as guinea pigs in nerve gas experiments, a plan that sparked outrage among
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When The Mississippi Flowed North: The 1811 New Madrid Earthquake —Hurricane Florence Recalls North America’s Worst Natural Disaster By Dr. Lorin Swinehart By fleeing inland to the mountains ahead of waves of other refugees last month, my wife LaVon and I narrowly avoided the catastrophe inflicted upon our coast by Hurricane Florence. Among the
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THE CAMPFIRE AND THE CLOISTER WALK: A Mystical Episode at Lourdes By Lorin Swinehart The sharp peaks of the Pyrenees stabbed into the crystalline blue heavens on that March day, their snow-capped tips reflecting the bright sun of early spring. The little town of Lourdes basked in the warmth of that alpine sun, the rosy
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MIXED NUTS: The Gifts of the “Standing People” By Dr. Lorin Swinehart One of my valued possessions is an old, faded and care-worn denim jacket. It has a history, has served me well as I rode horses, baled hay, roamed the woods with my canine friends, cast flies upon the surfaces of ponds and
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THE BUFFALO—An American Icon By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The two huge buffalo grazed peacefully alongside the gravel lane, the first wild members of that species I had yet seen, and I gave in to the compulsion to stop and leave the car, armed with my trusty Rite-Aid disposable camera. At the time, I was
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CECIL THE LION, R.I.P.—Cruelty for Fun and Profit By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Animal lovers and environmentalists around the globe were outraged in July, 2015, by news reports of the killing of Cecil the lion, a beloved big cat who was allegedly lured from the safety of his home in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe
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Ask A Ranger By Dr. Lorin Swinehart It was a sparkling summer morning on South Bass Island in Lake Erie, the location of Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, a 354 foot Doric column erected to honor the sacrifice of men who gave their lives during the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10,
