STORM UPDATE: Kansas experiences first tornado damage

Linn County, Kansas appears to be the first area stricken by this expected severe weather outbreak. A power substation, barns, trees, and power lines were all victims of the storms winds. A few minor injuries have also been reported. In Kansas City, Interstate 35 has become flooded so that southbound lanes have been reduced to one lane. Storms are still severe in Kansas and especially in Missouri, where four counties in the center of the state appear to be under tornado warnings right now. The storms are expected to weaken during the early morning hours, then fire back up during daytime heating tomorrow. I'm keeping track of this storm, and plan to post if I am alerted to any major developments. Keep safe!

Severe Weather/Tornado Outbreak Expected Wednesday/Thursday

The first major severe weather outbreak of the season is expected tonight and tomorrow from the Midwest through the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, down through the Tennessee Valley into the Deep South. Damaging winds, frequent lightning and large hail are expected with these storms, as well as the threat of strong tornadoes. For portions of states like Georgia and Alabama, it may be the most severe outbreak in several years. Tornadoes are being blamed for damage already in eastern Kansas tonight, although no injuries have been reported.

As this is being written at 10:45 PM CT, severe storms and possible tornadoes are blowing through eastern Kansas, the Kansas City metro area, and into central Missouri. The storm threat will march east, and a severe weather threat is expected over a wide area of the United States over the next 24 hours. I'm intending to post updates through the day here, especially as the threat shifts to Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Deep South. If major damage or injury is reported, I intend to update on those events. If you live in any risk area, be sure to take the necessary precautions, as this is expected to be a very dangerous weather event.

OVC TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUND WOMEN'S ACTION: Tennessee Tech fights back, but falls short

The first set of games from the 2007 O'Reilly Ohio Valley Conference Mens and Womens Basketball Tournament were played last night, and there were comebacks and even an upset on the women's side of the court. Here is a brief recap of all the action from the women's tournament.


#1 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 58, #8 AUSTIN PEAY 54
(CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.-ConState Sports) The defending 2006-2007 OVC tournament champion SEMO Redhawks faced a bit of a struggle against the Lady Governors, but managed to prevail. Ashley Lovelady led SEMO with 20 points and six rebounds. SEMO jumped out to an early 11-5 lead, but the Lady Govs stayed close, and the score read 30-28 SEMO at the midway break. SEMO now goes to Nashville to attempt a repeat of its OVC title.

#2 MURRAY STATE 68, #7 EASTERN KENTUCKY 66
(MURRAY, Ky.-ConState Sports) The number two-seeded Murray Racers survived a close scare, as the EKU Colonels put up a strong fight to attempt the upset. Ashley Hayes led the way for the Racers with 26 points, including the two free throws with 0.4 seconds left in regulation. Murray trailed by two late when freshman guard Mallory "Lucky" Luckett put in the tieing points with 14.9 seconds left. EKU had a shot, missed and Hayes was fouled, giving her the opportunity to get the winning points. Its on to Nashville for Murray, where the Racers will try to advance to the OVC finals.

#6 UT MARTIN 61, #3 MOREHEAD STATE 57
(MOREHEAD, Ky.-ConState Sports) In a surprising upset, the Martin Skyhawks found a way to top the three-seeded Morehead Eagles. The Eagles went cold in shooting, getting only 38 percent of their shots to go in. Martin was up as much as 49-38 with 9:21 left, when the Eagles attempted a failing comeback bid. Martin led most of the way through this game, leading by six with 8:57 left in the first. Morehead came back and led 23-22 with 5:48 left before the break. Martin came back and led at halftime 31-28. Martin goes to Nashville and will attempt to test No. 2 Murray State on Friday.

#4 SAMFORD 63, #5 TENNESSEE TECH 60
(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-ConState Sports) The Samford Bulldogs came out strong from the gate, and held off a huge comeback attempt by the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to advance to the semifinal round. Samford took the early 8-0 advantage with 3:19 gone in the first after Alex Munday put in a three. The Golden Eagles continued with fairly cold shooting and several crucial turnovers early, and found themselves down 29-15 at the halftime break.

Tech recovered strongly and put this one back into play after a quick 12-2 run right from the get-go in the second half. Cara Reed put up a three to cut the Bulldogs lead to 31-27 with 16:28 to play. The Golden Eagles came all the way back and led 39-37 after Blair Bowens put in a shot with 12:44 to go. Tech senior Kendall Cavin put in a three to give Tech the 49-45 lead with 6:13 left. The game bounced around from there. Samford would comeback to tie it, 51-51, before jumping ahead 54-51. The Golden Eagles would then score the next four points to take a 55-54 advantage with 2:40 left. Samford shot four from the charity stripe to take a three-point lead with 1:38 left. The Bulldogs held a four-point lead, 61-57, with 19 seconds left. Tech put in a three to cut Samford to 61-60, but Megan Wilderotter put in a pair from the charity line to prove the winning difference. Tech had another opportunity at the basket, but the shot just didn't go in. The Bulldogs now go to Nashville to oppose the top-seeded SEMO Redhawks. Munday scored 20 to lead Samford. For Tennessee Tech, senior standout Kendall Cavin and Blair Bowens put in 19 points apiece.

This was the final game played in the 45-year-old Seibert Hall. Next year, the Bulldogs will play in Pete Hanna Arena.


SEMO is the favorite to win the OVC women's tournament this year. An upset bid could be done by Murray, but I wouldn't really count on it. The team to watch next year is our own Tennessee Tech, the regular-season co-champions of the OVC in the 2005-06 season. Tech is the winningest OVC women's program over the course of history, and among the top ten winningest Division I women's programs in history. Tech is, also, the team who has won the most OVC titles with nine from its first title in the 1981-82 season. The Golden Eagles are bouncing back from the loss of standout Emily Christian, a senior last year, as well as dealing with a coaching change. The 20-year head coach Bill Worrell retired after last season, and one of his assistant coaches, Amy Brown, was handed the job. Brown has done an outstanding job in her first season, and her assistant coaching staff is strong as well. Tech will deal with the loss of three senior players, led by Cavin, in next years season. However, two new sophomore transfers, former Vanderbilt standout Holly Rogers and former Ball State player Rebecca Howerton, should pick up a lot of the slack. We, also, have three good players who will be seniors next season in Cara Reed, Marissa Hensley and Kristina Tyler. Juniors should be strong as well, led by Meagan Lyons and Bowens. Whitney Mayo and Jennifer Hood, who will be sophomores, should step up quite a bit. New freshmen will be added to the mix as well. Look for Tennessee Tech to contend strongly for the No. 1 seed in the 2007-08 OVC season.

Thanks to the OVC for information used in the above game summaries.

OVC TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MEN'S ACTION: Austin Peay wins close one, Tennessee Tech wins in a rout

The first round of the 2007 O'Reilly Ohio Valley Conference Mens and Womens Basketball Tournament was played last night, and there was surprises to be had, although there were expected finishes as well. Here is a recap on the men's action. A recap on the women's action will come soon.


#1 AUSTIN PEAY 89, #8 TENNESSEE STATE 84 OT
(CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.-ConStateman Sports) In a game that should have been a breeze for the top-seeded Governors, the TSU Tigers showed some unexpected fight. The Govs led for most of the game, but the Tigers would come back to tie it four times until finally taking their first lead with a shot by Andrae Belton to make it TSU 69-67 with 55 seconds left. Fernandez Lockett would tie it all up for the Govs with 30 seconds left, and the game went to overtime.

In overtime, the Govs went on a 8-2 run early, and would eventually hold of the Tigers to advance to the semifinal round in Nashville. Dreake Reed had a total of 27 points for Austin Peay.


#2 EASTERN KENTUCKY 63, #7 MOREHEAD STATE 45
(RICHMOND, Ky.-ConStatesman Sports) The second-seeded Colonels had no trouble holding off the Eagles, as EKU had three players in double-figures. EKU went on a 16-0 run for nine minutes early, improving their position to a 25-8 lead at the time, and led 40-23 at the half. EKU now heads to the semifinals in Nashville for third time in the last four years.


#3 TENNESSEE TECH 88, #6 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 60
(COOKEVILLE, Tenn.-ConState Sports) The Tech Golden Eagles started slow, but eventually gained momentum over the icy-shooting SEMO Redhawks on the way to 28-point rout. Belton Rivers and Anthony Fisher had 34 points between them as they led the Golden Eagles to the semifinal round in Nashville, where they will play #2 Eastern Kentucky on Friday. Tech had a total of four players in double-figures in scoring, including Rivers and Fisher.

#5 SAMFORD 70, #4 MURRAY STATE 60
(MURRAY, Ky.-ConState Sports) In the only men's upset of the night, the defending OVC Tournament champion from the 2005-06 season, the Murray Racers, got knocked off by the visiting Samford Bulldogs. Samford had four players in double-figure scoring, led by Randall Gulina and Jerry Smith with 20 points apiece, and the team as a whole was 75 percent from the floor in the final half. Smith himself was perfect from the charity line, as he went 10-for-10 there. The game was tied 26-26 at the half, and the Bulldogs then went on a 10-0 run and never gave back the lead.

The Bulldogs will now receive an even greater test when they travel to Nashville to play top-seeded Austin Peay on Friday.


The OVC race just may be wide open. Austin Peay was the clear favorite coming into the tournament, but their tough outing against TSU may prove the Govs to be vulnerable. Our Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles and the EKU Colonels are the most likely for any upset bids. However, Samford is showing itself to be a formidable contender, and has a shot at upsetting Austin Peay on Friday. Stay tuned as we keep abreast of all the action in the OVC tournament as it switches now to the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashvegas, Tennessee.

Thanks to the OVC for some of the information used for the game summaries.

FIRST ROUND OF OVC TOURNAMENT IS DONE. WATCH FOR NEWS TOMORROW

The first set of games from the 2007 O'Reilly Ohio Valley Conference Mens and Womens Basketball Tournament are completed, and the winning teams will now head to Nashville. The time is now late (12:06 AM CST) and I have to wake up at my usual time of about 6:30 in the morning, so I will now turn in for the night. I plan to post the results and briefs on this blog sometime by mid-afternoon Wednesday. Until then, that's your news for Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Thank you and good night. Just trying to bring my broadcasting journalism skills in. I'm working on a bit of a sign-off. :)

TENNESSEE TECH HOOPS UPDATE: OVC Tournament set, Golden Eagles to play Tuesday

The Ohio Valley Conference regular season is done, and the teams are ready for the 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. It has been an exciting regular season, and we are shaping up for a great tournament.

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's team ends the season with an 18-12 record, 13-7 in the conference. That is enough for a third-place finish, and a first-round home game on Tuesday at the Eblen Center in Cookeville. We are facing the No. 6 seed, Southeast Missouri State at 7 pm CT. The Golden Eagles should pull off a victory, but anything can happen outside of the regular season.

The Tech women's team should be at home, but lost a road game against Murray State in Murray, Kentucky on Thursday. We led by seven with about half a minute left in regulation, but poor charity-line shooting and some good late offense by Murray tied the game at the end of regulation. Tech led halfway through the overtime period, but MSU came up with a late shot and our answer came up short. The final count showed Murray with a 80-79 victory over our Tech Golden Eagles. If the Eagles would have won this one, a home game in Cookevile on Tuesday. Now, we're on the road as the No. 5 seed and we'll travel to Birmingham, Alabama to face No. 4 Samford. This game is almost certainly a toss-up, and we are hoping that Tech will pull it out and head to the semifinal round at the Gaylord Center in Nashville.

Keep up to date with the OVC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament right here. We will record the winners and may have a brief story on the games after each round.

GO TECH!

What Next, Bin Laden Boulevard?

It seems that roads are being named after Islamofacists. I'm not talking about in Syria, I'M TALKING ABOUT INSIDE OUR VERY OWN AMERICA!

Apparently, a muslim enclave in Virginia has named a road after "Sheikh" Mubarik Gilani, who is being blamed for the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl. Twenty people protested the naming of the street after the "Sheikh", and the Christian Action Network is opposing it.

For more, visit this article from WSLS-TV, Roanoke, Virginia.

A Tancredo Presidency Would Work To Bring The End To Roe v. Wade

Need more proof that Colorado Congressman Tom Tancredo's candidacy for President is more than just immigration? Right here it is. Tancredo is now on the record for saying that he would work do abolish Roe v. Wade if elected President. He decryed the 1973 Supreme Court decision making abortion "legal" as a " lousy law". He went on to say, "I think we have a chance of overturning it." He says he has been a strong supporter in the sanctity of life and has been so in his 30 years of public service. To back that up, the National Right to Life has given him an A rating.

On marriage, he only accepts marriage between a man and a woman. If President, he says he would appoint strict constructionists to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is a self-proclaimed devout Christian father and grandfather.

The Journal Chretien has more in an article. Click this link to go there.

CONGRATS TO THE SENIORS OF TENNESSEE TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL!

Deanna Apple (left), and Kendall Cavin are two of the four seniors on Tennessee Tech's women's basketball team.

Pictures courtesy of TTU Sports

The four seniors from Tennessee Tech's women's basketball program were honored at halftime of Saturday's game against OVC rival Austin Peay at the Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee. Players Deanna Apple, Kendall Cavin and Joi Nichols, as well as manager Ashley Fisher were met at halfcourt by President Bob Bell, and his wife Gloria, as well as Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. There, along with their families, they were presented with awards thanking them for their contributions to the university and to the basketball program. All four have made crucial contributions in their years on the team and they will be missed by all who are involved with the women's basketball organization here at Tennessee Tech.

Tonight was the final regular-season home game played by these three ladies, and the final one, as well, for Fisher. The home team won this one over the Governors by a final count of 63-51. Tech was led by Cavin, who had 16 points and eight rebounds. Tech now stands a half game behind Samford for fourth in the OVC race with one game to go for TTU. Samford has two games left in the regular season. A fourth-place showing would give Tech a much welcome first-round home tournament game. Fifth place would send us to the road for the whole tournament.

Next up for the Lady Eagles is Murray State in Murray, Kentucky on Thursday night.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2006-2007 SENIORS FROM TENNESSEE TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND TO THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM AT TECH! GODSPEED TO YOU ALL IN YOUR FUTURE GOALS!

CONGRESSMAN NORWOOD LOSES FIGHT WITH CANCER

Photo Courtesy Of Rep. Norwood's Congressional Website

Congressman Charlie Norwood, a Republican from Georgia's 10th district, succumbed to his fight with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer today at the age of 65. He was a strong, Godly-conservative opposing abortion and homosexuality, while saying on his website, "I have never tried to hide the fact that I believe in God." Mr. Norwood was, also, concerned about the dangers of open borders, disapproved of NAFTA and CAFTA, and warned about our trade policies with Red China (he even called China by that name).

He was first elected to the U.S. Congress by his constituents in 1994 and won every election since by landslide margins. Mr. Norwood was born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 27, 1941. He was educated in Valdosta schools through his first year of high school. He graduated from Baylor Military High School in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1959. He received a bachelor's from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro in 1964, and then received his Doctorate from Washington's Georgetown University Dental School in 1967. He served in the Army for several years before opening a private dental practice. He was a devout Christian, as evidenced by his words and actions, and taught Adult Sunday School at Trinity-on-the-Hill United Methodist Church in Augusta, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Gloria, two sons, and four grandchildren, all from Augusta. He fought the IPF disorder for eight years, and the lung cancer for over a year. He decided last week to cancel further treatment and returned home to Augusta to "put it in the Lord's hands".

His 10th district seat will be filled by a special election to be scheduled by Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue.

Please keep Mr. Norwood's soul and his family and other ones close to him in your prayers. It is sad that another decent, honorable statesman has to go with our country in desperate need of them right now.

This article was written with help from Congressman Norwood's Congressional Website and from MSNBC.

GLOBAL WARMING

Photo courtesy of the Associated Press

That photo is from Oswego, New York, where they are dealing with SEVEN FEET OF SNOW! The New York/New England area is, also, a place where surprisingly warm temperatures were felt early in January. May I also say that those temperatures rivaled those felt in the early 1900s. Hmm, I wonder if there were any gas-guzzling SUVs then to cook us all with "greenhouse emissions". Al Gore, now I'm really starting to shake in my pants. Hey UN, how can I help avert the horrible disaster to come. Which disaster is that you say? Why, the horrible disaster of GLOBAL COOLING that is swiftly bearing down.

Why don't those in influence stop wasting time pandering to the voters and people's fears by concerning themselves with eliminating "greenhouse gases", and begin actually doing something. What should be done is this, PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES! Can't people understand that the world naturally goes through climate cycles. God created the Earth and all in it, and He will prepare for His people. He has put these cycles in place for a reason, to KEEP NATURE IN BALANCE! A certain degree of cold is good for a time, and a certain degree of warm weather is good. Our job is to be prepared for weather emergencies. (By the way, that is our job as a people, it is not FEMA's job. How about personal accountability?) As for warming temps, I wouldn't count on scientists to get the job done. I understand they sent a group of planes to use chemicals to close the ozone hole in the past. They failed, but in the process almost BURNED US UP! That hole is to release extra heat, not to let it in. Close it and you trap the sun's heat on the Earth. Guess we need to count on the "experts", huh?

Let's do our job by being personally accountable and preparing ourselves and families for weather disasters. Just let nature take it's course. We have handled the weather fine in the 7,000+ years we have been on the Earth

GREAT STATESMEN OF OUR DAY!

With all the lousy politicians that "lead" our country, I figured now might be a good time to honor those who are actually concerned with how our country has been leaving our Christian standards, morality, principle, and Constitution. There are a host of men and women I have listed below. If I have left any out, I am sorry and I ask readers to let me know by commenting. However, there are far too many to list and too many to remember. So, please let me know and I will try to add them to the list, barring that they are not just a statesman in one's eyes. I judge them by the four standards I have written above. So, here are just a few of the true patriots of the day. I would gladly rush on to support any of them in any campaign for public office. Also, I endorse all of them in further public service.

Former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania

RICK SANTORUM

Photo Courtesy of www. town.hall.org

Colorado Congressman and 2008 U.S. Presidential candidate

TOM TANCREDO


Photo courtesy of http://www.diggersrealm.com/





Former Pennsylvania Congressman and current Club For Growth President

PAT TOOMEY

Photo Courtesy of http://www.toomeyblog.com/






Former Tennessee Congressman

ED BRYANT


Photo courtesy of http://www.fishkite.com/







Tennessee Congresswoman (self-proclaimed Congressman)

MARSHA BLACKBURN



Photo courtesy of http://www.narfetn-nashville.org/





North Carolina Congressman

WALTER JONES

Photo courtesy of http://www.cc.org/

Journalist and Three-time Presidential candidate

PATRICK J. BUCHANAN

Photo courtesy of http://www.harrywalker.com/





U.S. Senator from Oklahoma

JIM INHOFE


Photo courtesy of http://www.gopsenators.com/

Author And Possible U.S. Senate Candidate From Massachusetts In 2008

JEROME CORSI

Photo courtesy of http://www.greatertalent.com/

MY HOME REGION FEATURED ON SUPER BOWL AD!

While everyone's eyes were peeled at Peyton Manning during the Super Bowl this past Sunday, the ads gave the evening another Tennessee connection. Garmin, a GPS navigation systems maker, debuted their first Super Bowl ad Sunday. It is a spin on the Godzilla-style monster films and features a driver who battles "Maposaurus". A hero uses a Garmin-made navigation device to save the day, and in the process becomes "Garmin Man". However, to those of us who are here in the Upper Cumberland area of Tennessee, "Maposaurus" just might be our hero of the two.

If you look at the monster, a few county and city names are visible. The most prominent of the names is my own hometown of Cookeville, Tennessee; home to the college I attend, Tennessee Tech University. Some may say, "How do you know it is your Cookeville on the beast." I know because of the other names on the creature. On its head read the names PUTNAM (of which Cookeville is the county seat), JACKSON, and WHITE, which are all counties that border Putnam. Also mentioned are Center Hill Lake and the Cumberland River, all local water bodies. If that isn't enough, the creature's body shows other Middle Tennessee locations on it. The left arm shows "Columbia", which is a city south of Nashville, and its chest seems to show Hamilton County, where Chattanooga is located.

I live in Overton County just minutes away from Cookeville, but I consider myself a "Cookevillian", as my family has been pretty busy in this town since we moved down here 11 years ago. Plus, I am now a student here and I know many Cookeville-area natives, so I feel at home in this town approaching 30,000 in population. So, as you could expect, I am excited and proud that my hometown has been featured in front of millions of eyes during the biggest sporting event of the year. During a class at Tennessee Tech yesterday, I heard a fellow student say she heard on local radio about Cookeville being featured on a Super Bowl ad. I didn't find out until today what she was talking about. Cookeville's Herald-Citizen newspaper put the story on the cover with a photo similar to the one above. That article is among the links you can visit below.

"Super Bowl ad puts Cookeville area on the map - literally" Cookeville, Tenn. Herald Citizen

CNN Money's look at 2007 Super Bowl ads

TrailBlazer Adventure Racing Club Forum on "Maposaurus"

Rick Santorum: Down But Not Out!

Numerous websites are mentioning that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum's political career is likely not over. Among the possibilities: a run for Pennsylvania Governor or Arlen Specter's U.S. Senate seat in 2010, a possible seat on Bush's cabinet, or ambassador to Ireland, Italy or the Vatican. Even larger office possibilities are Vice Presidential running mate in 2008 or even a run for the Presidency in 2012 if the Republican nominee loses.

I am on the bandwagon for Santorum for President in 2012 or '16.

What Comes Next? Philadelphia Inquirer
Thoughts On A Santorum Run For President SantorumBlog
And Another Thing... National Review Online
The Future SantorumBlog
No Run In '08 Philadelphia Inquirer

TENNESSEE TECH HOOPS UPDATE: Lady Birds fry Colonels with late bucket.

I really like that headline, especially with all the "KFC-style" references in it.
Tennessee Tech basketball has been picking up as of late, although I won't go
as far to say they're "back on track". I've done that already this season only to
watch them fall in the next game. I am not ready to jinx them again with the
progress we are making so far.

The men are now 10-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference and in a tie for third place. Overall, our men stand at 14-10. We just broke an eight-game winning streak with a 92-90 double overtime loss Saturday to the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (The above headline does not speak of the men's game, more on that to come). Five games remain in the regular season for the men, who will almost certainly be heading to the OVC Tournament late this month. Also likely is a first-round home game, which is crucial during the tournament. The top four seeds in the OVC all host first-round home games.

The women's basketball team is who fried the Colonels recently. They are who the headline above speaks of. The women started out very slow this season, and played some top notch national competition. We played now No. 17 Middle Tennessee State in November, and now No. 2 North Carolina in late February, not to mention Pepperdine, Virginia Tech and Clemson. All that helped prepare us for the OVC schedule to come. Even in the early conference schedule, Tech struggled to get victories. However, within the last few weeks, the team has begun to come together. The Lady Eagles have won four of their last five. The latest win came on Sunday night, in a see-saw contest that could have went either way. Tech senior Kendall Cavin put the game away with a three with 29 seconds to go, giving Tech a 65-64 victory in Richmond, Kentucky. If you had to pick one leader this season for Tech, you would have to pick Cavin. Juniors Cara Reed and Kristina Tyler as well as Sophomore Meagan Lyons have stepped up as well. Also crucial is Senior Deanna Apple and Junior Marissa Hensley. Five more games remain in the regular season schedule, with Tech now at 8-7 in the conference and 9-15 overall. We are now in a three-way tie for the fourth seed and that coveted first-round home playoff game. The next contest will be a double-header with the men's team in Jacksonville, Alabama on Thursday where we will play Jacksonville State.

OBITUARY TO THE THEORY OF GLOBAL WARMING

Born: ~ ? Died: ~ 2007

The theory of global warming was influential while it lasted. Some people will even still claim that it exists. It was controversial through much of its life, and wasn't necessarily proven by science. The United Nations and the U.S. Democratic Party were two of its staunch allies. The final blow to its life was when an Arctic blast of air gripped much of the United States in early February 2007. It was then that the wind chill in some areas of the upper Midwest plunged to near 40 degrees below 0. The wind chill in areas of Ohio dropped to 25 below 0. School districts were closed and some Amtrak service was halted. The freezing temperatures sank all the way down to Tennessee and Georgia. With the passing of the global warming theory, a new theory will replace it, global cooling :) Although global warming has given its last breath of hot air (hot air in more ways than one), climate change is still alive and well. The earth is constantly changing, as the Lord intended it to. However, climate change has not been proven to be influenced strongly by man. As a matter of fact, it has recently been proven that cows put out more emissions than autos. Therefore, those who are wasting time worried about emissions
from factories and cars better get their mind in the game and start planning for how we can deal with new disasters and other conditions that are produced NATURALLY! Emergency planning is well overdue!

WND: Pro-Lifers Will Win!

Who says that news is always bad? Well, in this case, it might not be what abortion supporters want to hear. WorldNetDaily's Whistleblower magazine is reporting this month that the "pro-life side will win the war" against abortion in America. Better news still, we don't have to worry about Congress, the President, or the Supreme Court to lead the fight. The battle is being won "on the street". After nearly 50 million unborn lives have been squashed, a quiet revolution seems to be well under way.

If the government is not leading the charge, how is the war being waged? The way major movements usually are begun and carried out.....BY A CHANGE OF MIND AND SPIRIT!

It is being reported that the biggest challenge abortionists have is that physicians are continually less willing to perform the process. Take this quote from The Washington Post, found on the Whistleblower link above, "...the availability of abortions is diminishing because fewer doctors are willing to perform the procedure." The article says that there were 2,000 abortion clinics a few years ago. That number has since plunged to less than 800 today.

Younger Americans are becoming more "repulsed" by the crime. Women used to go into an abortion clinic and rarely think about it. Now, a "sidewalk counselor" often will meet them before the abortion client will go through with the procedure. The counselor will then lead the client to a "pregnancy care center", where the client eventually sees that what is inside her is actually a life.

It is good to receive a huge batch of good news every once in a while.

All I can say is AMEN and God bless America!