I don’t even know where to begin today. We are in crisis, folks, severe, unrelenting crisis. We have had yet another mass shooting, our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico are dying without access to food, water, and electricity, we are on the brink of war with North Korea, and all people can focus on is people kneeling during the national anthem. We are falling apart at the seams, and there is no one who will save us. I am overwhelmed with the destruction of our country and the rate of speed at which it is happening. Environmental protections, who needs…
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Thank you, Kiwanis, for our welcome home Dear Editor: I want to publicly express my thanks to Dr. Joe Hillier and the Kiwanis Club of Chester for their Welcome Home Vietnam War Era Celebration Event held at the Chesterfield County fairgrounds on October 4. It was a very public welcome home to many of us who served during that tumultuous time in our history. From the entrance to the fairgrounds with all the youngsters holding signs of welcome, to the warm reception by members of the Kiwanis Club and those with various support services such as the American Legion, the…
By having Internet access in Africa, we were able to hear about the horrific shootings in Las Vegas. There are many who offer solutions, like tighter gun control or better screening of certain people in our population. I happen to believe that this problem will not end until the Lord returns and puts away sin once and for all. As good as our law enforcement is, the shooter will always have the upper hand. We need to determine a way to stop the perpetrator or learn how to keep the greatest number of people from getting hurt. Each of…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful birthday world of the Dogpound. Yep…this old dog just had another birthday… last Sunday. Another notch in the old belt…the only problem is that this belt is getting closer to the end than to the beginning. It does make you sit down and reflect on the past; the good ..the bad..the highs, and the lows. So many dreams have come and gone…never thinking back then, I would be where I am today. I am not complaining..the good Lord has been good to me; I am still working…my health is pretty good….not the industrial…
A house fire in central Virginia had a contributing cause of a space heater. There were other things mentioned in this living room fire that led to the occupants being transported due to burns. There are many types of space heaters, some powered by electricity, some fueled by propane or natural gas, others fueled by kerosene. All come with their inherent dangers, therefore it is important to understand proper operation and required maintenance of your respective heater. Any time a space heater will be used, it must be kept at least three feet from all combustibles. A combustible is anything…
Hello and welcome back to the aggravated world of the Dogpound. We all have our days, and this is just a primer to the rest of this article. I am turning into the Wal-Mart parking lot and there pulling out is a young teen driver…probably barely old enough to drive…she has her window down and she is holding her iPhone halfway out the window…why? Maybe so she could see it better? I don’t know, but she has to make a left hand turn. Have you ever tried to make a turn to the left just using your right hand? Not…
Hello and welcome back to the wonderful world of the Dogpound. In the last article I was telling you about my front door painting experience. One thing about painting…at least for me…is that I get a lot of paint on other things that I am not supposed to get paint on, and of course that includes me. Because of my tendencies I have some paint clothes I keep just for this occasion. However, I had some trouble locating my paint threads since I had a reorganization of my closets a few months ago and the box they were supposed to…
A s you read this article, I and my team are either stuck in an airport on the east coast of the United States, or we have just arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa. Stuck due to a hurricane, but hoping that we will be able to take off on time. This trip will mark my tenth journey to Africa since 2008. It has been such an awesome privilege to make this journey so many times. When I was in Botswana in 2008, I was standing with a missionary leader and asked him to help our church seek out an unreached,…
If you have been following this column, you may have noticed that I have been sticking to pretty tame subjects lately. My children, the weather, my moods, basically pretty banal stuff. We are living in a time where some of us feel that we cannot voice our opinions for fear of retribution from others. It’s a sad and frightening time for this country. I have always been very forthright with my opinions. I feel like we should treat each other as we wish to be treated. I feel like we should treat each other with respect, kindness, love, and acceptance.…
To the Editor, Southern Chesterfield County could one day be home to a facility engaged in heavy manufacturing. Residents learned this significant development not from our county leaders, but from the governor announcing the exciting news as a done deal. Six similar industrial properties dot the Commonwealth, and four of them stand empty. The only activities going on at those industrial centers are engineering studies, utility upgrades, and roadwork. Who is paying for that, one might wonder? Citizens across the country are paying for grants and subsidies from Washington, D.C. Virginians, too, are paying through a variety of state agencies…