Fighting Fires From The Sky
Turn on the news today and you’re sure to hear about the massive wildfires out west. The immense acreage of forests being consumed by flames is devastating. How these fires…
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The Haunting of Cheema’s Landing
The Smell of Smoke Suddenly, my eyes flew open in complete panic after being jerked awake by the undeniable smell of smoke—cigarette smoke—being maliciously blown in my face. “Not again…
A Different Labor Day
“The plow is the symbol of labor and tillage of the soil. Without labor, neither knowledge nor wisdom can accomplish much.” From the opening ceremonies of the Future Farmers of…
Air Medical Transportation
Many people who hear an airplane or helicopter flying overhead will pause to think, “I wonder where they’re going?” Images of tropical locations or big, exciting cities may pop into…
Bring Out the Hero in You!
Wonder Woman, arguable one of the most famous “Super Heroes” of all time, has been my favorite since childhood. Wearing a red, white, and blue star-spangled suit, gauntlets of Atlas,…
The New Look of Commercial Air Travel
Coronavirus aka COVID-19. Relatively unknown at the beginning of 2020, and now a word that seems to invade every sentence. Who knew a tiny submicroscopic infectious agent could wreak such…
Song Of A Summer Night
The laughter of children at play, the monotonous whirring of an outside sprinkler, the droning of a distant lawn mower, and the soft hum of honey bees at work, are…
The Advantages of Flying Private
These are strange times, indeed. Before 2020, no one ever heard of the term “social distancing” or even considered wearing a face mask when around others. Now that we are…