Climate Follies

Climate Follies

This is shaping up to be tough sledding for the climate changists. After last week’s news about cooling at the earth’s core, there was this jarring headline from USA TODAY: “‘Once-in-a-decade’ winter storm to blast Southeast with snow,...
Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

PARADISE & PRESENCE Here Comes The Sun JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group January 27, 2022 December 21st, 2021, was the Winter Solstice – or the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s the shortest day of the year because the...
Reactive or Conscious?

Reactive or Conscious?

REMEMBERING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Reactive or Conscious? JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group January 20, 2022 The definition of reactive is “done in immediate response to something especially without thinking or planning.” A few antonyms of...
Cleanup on Aisle Tonga

Cleanup on Aisle Tonga

Unless you were otherwise preoccupied this past weekend, you may know an underwater volcano erupted off of Tonga on Saturday: On Friday, the volcano sent ash, steam and gas up to 20 km (12 miles) into the air, Tonga Geological Services said in a Facebook post. It has...
Winter

Winter

REFLECTION & ACCEPTANCE Winter JoAnna Bennett, O’Brien Communications Group January 13, 2022 It’s finally starting to get cold in the Northeastern part of the U.S. where I reside. We had our first snowfall last Thursday night and, ever since, I can feel the...