Indiana at 200 (53): Gene Stratton-Porter
by Andrea Neal Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, John Burroughs. To this list of famous American naturalists, add the name Gene Stratton-Porter of Indiana. Decades before the modern environmental movement began, Stratton-Porter warned against human activities that could lead to climate change. Also a best-selling fiction author, Stratton-Porter brought the beauty of the earth to Read the full article…
The Outstater: Safe at any Speed
For the use of the membership only. The most heartfelt arguments of those who favor larger government contend that otherwise life would be unsafe. Those arguments have been spectacularly successful, but are they based on truth? Food purity has been the pluperfect example since Upton Sinclair wrote “The Jungle,” a novel based on the Chicago Read the full article…
Doc Ippel: The Obesity ‘Epidemic’
by Bruce Ippel, M.D. It is called an obesity “epidemic.” Now an epidemic in my profession is something that sneaks up when you’re unprepared, when you’re minding your own business — and wreaks havoc. So obesity is no more a human epidemic than cars are an automotive epidemic. We did it on purpose. Famine and thinness Read the full article…
This School Offers a Future to Students With a Past
by Shelby Lamm The conventional graduation ceremonies occurring across Indiana offer an opportunity to recognize an unconventional one. A Columbia City high school this year is graduating five seniors from a student body of 38 — students nobody else could manage, one at a time, without much pomp or ceremony, at about half the cost Read the full article…
Bohanon: Why One Economist Cans His Own Spinach
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. On June 6, I harvested a bushel basket of spinach and mustard greens planted in early April. Most of the crop was washed, chopped, placed in 10 half-pint Ball jars, and processed for an hour in a pressure canner yielding about two kilograms of cooked greens for future consumption. The rest Read the full article…
The Outstater: Could You Win a GOP Primary?
For the use of the membership only (609 words) Have you ever wanted to run for office? Ever wanted to convince a friend to run for office? Let’s conduct a reality check to test the political waters: Are you running against an incumbent especially liked by old Republican regulars? Are you going door-to-door rather than Read the full article…
