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J.T. Knoll
God is God for all
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Brother Steve sent me a piece on Pope Francis by New York Times columnist, David French, in which he offered that that Francis’ recent comments are messing with the beliefs of not only … more
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Housing is Hard
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There is a nationwide crisis in affordable housing, and in many ways, it is worse in rural areas. The pandemic added to the problem through supply shortages and increasing costs. With many rural … more
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Jay Byers, Deputy City Manager
Oversight
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The City of Pittsburg is finalizing its budget for 2025 (we are on a calendar year basis). The budget will be submitted to the City Commission on July 23rd. The State has mandated that cities must … more
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Bobby Neal Winters
Daylight Saving Time and Self interest broadly defined
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The switch to Daylight Saving Time annoys me.  This used to be simply because I am a morning person and it takes away an hour of daylight from the morning. (That’s right: No daylight is … more
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J.T. Knoll
Sifting through slips of the tongue
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“It gets late early around here.” — Yogi Berra Every now and then a word catches my eye and sends me on a journey of possible usages – the word “sift,” for … more
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Bobby Neal Winters
Binding and Loosing while the rain pours down
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Jesus gave Peter the power to bind and to loose.  A lot of time has been wasted by Protestant and Catholics over what that means and its scope.  Before there were even Protestants, the … more
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Happy Little Accidents
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My high school kids love the magic of Bob Ross. We have been reading about abstract painting and people like Jackson Pollock the last few weeks. I even posed the question of “What is … more
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J.T. Knoll
A gift that keeps on giving
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Here’s a statement Linda and I hear quite a lot these days (a variation of which I bet many reading this also hear): “I didn’t know about that.” And “Gosh, I’m … more
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Bobby Neal Winters
Fire and Rain
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Her name was Teresa Massa, but I called her Mother Teresa, and she thought that it was funny. There are people on Earth whose job it is to clean up the messes that other people have made.  … more
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Bobby Neal Winters
Arduino and Nicodemus
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When we are making big changes in our lives we ask ourselves, am I doing the right thing? After we’ve made the big changes in our lives and it’s too late to go back, we ask ourselves, … more
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An Instant Cult Classic 
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I went out last weekend to the movies with one of my best friends to see the film “Lisa Frankenstein” directed by the late Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda. I had no preconceived … more
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January's Momentum: A Strong Start for the Stock Market
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My wife and I started our relationship fast. Our first date was February 3rd, we got engaged on May 11th, and were married six months later. It was a fast start, but after twenty-seven years, things … more
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We Didn’t Start the Fire: The Gen X Version
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I love the alternative band Fall Out Boy, but I really dislike their version of Billy Joel’s iconic song “We Didn’t Start Fire.” I heard it live before it was a single last … more
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My funny Valentine
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As Valentine’s Day is next week, I decided to do a little research on its history. What I found was interesting … and a little kinky. You may already know that Valentine's Day was … more
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Bobby Neal Winters
Assembly Language
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I almost began this piece by saying, “Humans run stories like computers run programs.” It gets toward my point, but it falls into some dangerous territory. Please allow me to explain. … more
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J.T. Knoll
Curmudgeon recovery plan
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It has been pointed out to me that ever since my 2024 Andy Rooney curmudgeon rant a month back, I’ve been at the mercy of what the Germans call weltschmerz — psychic pain, world … more
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The Arthouse “Barbie” Movie
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I watched the Oscar nominated feminist black comedy “Poor Things” and I need to discuss it. It explored many themes of what it means to be a woman in 2024 and our gender roles that … more
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Stocks Shuffle Along, Set New Record Highs
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Cliff Young, a 61-year-old potato farmer, shuffled down the highway for over five days straight to win a grueling 543-mile ultra marathon in 1983. It was his first race, and he ran it wearing … more
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Boundaries 2024
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CUTLINE: My yoga injury has made it difficult to do my other jobs as a special education English teacher and freelance writer. CHAR STRONG / THE MORNING SUN "Love yourself enough to set … more
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J.T. Knoll
The subzero, hoodie misinformation blues
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“Woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes. But you know 'bout that babe. I, got these old walkin' blues.” — Robert Johnson These past few weeks I’ve found myself … more
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