EXISTENTIAL DREAD— and the Quest for Meaning By Dr. Lorin Swinehart The first photos taken of the earth from outer space would seem to have diminished man’s sense of importance. Earthsky News recently published a photo taken of the earth by the Voyager I spacecraft from 3.7 billion miles out in the solar system.
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THE LONG WALK—An Epic Survival Story By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Thoreau reminds us, “The muskrat will gnaw its leg off to be free.” Throughout history, humans have endured unbelievable hardships in their quest for freedom from persecution, whether their efforts involve confrontations with the fire hoses and electric cattle prods of the likes of
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Zooie–The Equine Escape Artist By Dr. Lorin Swinehart One of the most unique individuals I have ever known went by the unlikely moniker of Casszuene, a combination of the names of her parents. We shortened it to Zooie. Good name for a horse. But, Zooie was not an ordinary horse. For one thing, she
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Environmental Vandalism Now the Policy of U.S. Government By Dr. Lorin Swinehart There are some experiences that are imprinted indelibly upon our consciousness and endure forever. It was one of those hazy, lazy midsummer days, with the sun beating down upon the pastures and woodlots of rural northern Ohio, one of those bucolic days
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Frank Serpico—A Cop For Our Time By Dr. Lorin Swinehart On the evening of February 3, 1971, while conducting a routine drug raid, accompanied by fellow officers, New York City policeman Frank Serpico was shot in the face with a .22 long rifle slug while his arm was jammed in a doorway. According to
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Simon Girty By Dr. Lorin Swinehart There is a tendency to elevate unsavory persons to the status of idols, as in the case of Andrew Jackson, and to marginalize, overlook or unjustly damn more than a few genuine heroes. Similarly, in time of war there is frequently a presumption that the Deity smiles upon
Editor’s Page Guest Editorial by Dr. Lorin Swinehart The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it. The world and all those who live in it. Psalm 24:1 The Christmas season is an appropriate time to reach out and care for the creatures who share our world, including those considered man’s best
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When Raven Placed The Stars In The Sky— stories of the Spirit World By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Raven occupies a fascinating niche in the stories of many peoples. The Tlingit people of Alaska, for instance, say that Raven placed the stars in the sky. In their stories, all the stars once belonged to a great
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The Bears Are Crying By Dr. Lorin Swinehart It was Armistice Day weekend, 1966, and I was a first-year teacher on the Navaho Indian Reservation in New Mexico. A fellow teacher and I decided to go walkabout during the three day weekend. Our travels took us one freezing night to the slope of a
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STRAIGHT ARROW “INJUN-UITY” CARDS —Give Rise to Boyhood Memories By Dr. Lorin Swinehart Two evenings a week, when I was between the ages of six and nine, I would put aside all else in order to tune into Mutual Radio, that I might thrill to the adventures of the great Comanche hero Straight Arrow.
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