Month: November 2018
Talking About Someone Famous For a Living
Did you ever meet someone famous and then tell everyone about your encounter? That’s in a sense what Jack does for a living. But it’s…
Making It on the Screen
How to you become a well known actor in Hollywood? Well, that’s what Jack had to figure out, but it was his dream to head…
The Big Break
Sometime you just need a break, a stroke of luck, the ball to bounce your way. Jack Stahlman got it. He just happened to run…
The Technology of Ethanol
We often think of ethanol as a home grown and domestically consumed product. That statement is true, but there is a growing export market for…
Ethanol-The Farmer’s LInk to Solving the Energy Crisis
Once upon a time, I gave a speech as a FFA member titled, “Ethanol, the Farmer’s Link to Solving the Energy Crisis.” I’m don’t know…
A Man Named Squanto
His name is one from our history books, but perhaps we have forgotten just how important his role was in saving the lives of the…
A New Crop for a New Home
Some regions of the country are better suited for specific crops. That was the case for the Pilgrims who established Plymouth Colony. They brought lots…
Survival of the Pilgrims
In 1620, the men and women we call the “Pilgrims” landed near Cape Cod, and eventually established Plymouth Colony. As we near Thanksgiving, we take…
Covering the Presidents
When Tom Hoy was a newspaper man in Washington D.C. he had the thrill of covering two of the most influential men of the twentieth…
Pictures of the Famous
His pictures have appeared in newspapers and books from coast to coast and around the world…and even though you may have never heard of his…