Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn?t, but I was away for a good chuck of the summer. At the Olympics, working a contract gig for NBC editing internal newsletters. So I was there, in London, for sport?s biggest pageantry. Here are some thoughts and observations:
Street Corner Soapbox: Birtherism
by Jay Stevens8/22/2012, 8:00 AM
Birtherism still lives. I know. I encountered it on Facebook when one of my ?friends? posted a link and a video detailing how President Barack Obama?s long-form birth certificate ? released early in 2011 ? is actually a forgery.
Street Corner Soapbox: Climate Change
by Jay Stevens7/25/2012, 9:00 AM
Here?s a fact. The Earth is warming. The global temperature has risen about 1.3?F in the last 150 years, and two-thirds of that increase has occurred since the 1980s.
Street Corner Soapbox: Stand Your Ground
by Jay Stevens7/11/2012, 5:00 AM
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, a number of people have taken a closer look at Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which was used by Martin's shooter, George Zimmerman, to initially evade prosecution.
Treasure Hunters: Local Geocachers Leave No Stone Unturned
by Jay Stevens7/11/2012, 4:00 AM
I'm blundering about in the woods behind a women?s restroom on Presque Isle. And ?woods? is a generous word for where I am.
Street Corner Soapbox: Sandusky Guilty, Schultz and Curley on Trial
by Jay Stevens6/27/2012, 4:30 AM
As we watched Jerry Sandusky sit impassively through court proceedings while tale after tale of horror was spun before us all, actions of the man perpetrated under the very noses of his friends and family and employers, innumerable questions come to mind.
You Ought to Know: Kassahun Yilma
by Jay Stevens6/13/2012, 6:30 AM
?When you live you have to do something for your country, you have to make a contribution. You have to stand for the truth.?
Racists Could Deliver Pennsylvania to Romney
by Jay Stevens6/13/2012, 5:30 AM
The most racially charged areas of the United States? First is West Virginia. Quickly followed by western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and upstate New York. That is, home.
Street Corner Soapbox: Making heads or tails of gubernatorial recall election in Wisconsin
by Jay Stevens6/7/2012, 10:43 AM
So just what did the gubernatorial recall election in Wisconsin signal?
Donate to Kathy Schreckengost's "Ride of My Life" Charities
by Jay Stevens6/5/2012, 10:24 AM
A one-stop convenience post for giving to across-the-country biker Kathy Schreckengost's charities.
Street Corner Soap Box: Harrisburg Considers Legalized Loan Sharking
by Jay Stevens5/30/2012, 9:48 AM
The bill, if passed, would allow payday lenders to operate in the state, charging as much as 369 percent in annual rates to consumers for 2-week loans. Even the bill?s ?protections? are dubious.
You Ought to Know: Kathy Schreckengost
by Jay Stevens5/30/2012, 9:47 AM
Pedaling an average of 80 miles a day, six days a week, for more than two months. She?ll cross at least three mountain ranges -- the Cascades, Rockies, and Appalachians -- climbing 8,000 feet on one particularly difficult leg in Wyoming.
Street Corner Soapbox: Budget Priorities
by Jay Stevens5/24/2012, 9:19 AM
Tax breaks for those buying private planes? Slashes to the education budget? Protestors take to the streets over Governor Corbett's budget, and Jay Stevens takes to his Street Corner Soapbox.
Raw Milk Foes Square Off at Harvard
by Jay Stevens5/22/2012, 11:57 AM
The video from the Harvard Food Law Society debate on raw milk...
