by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 17, 2022 | Opinion
Do you know anyone who couldn’t quote a line or two from Green Eggs and Ham, the classic children’s book by Dr. Seuss? The author’s last name was actually Geisel, by the way, and he didn’t hold a doctorate of any sort. And, he pronounced Seuss (his middle name) as...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 30, 2021 | Opinion
Jews aren’t allowed to eat pork, right? The command forbidding it is found in Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8. Both note that even though the pig has “cloven hooves” like cattle or sheep, it doesn’t “chew the cud,” so it was considered unclean. Deuteronomy wasn’t...
by Ken Sehested | Feb 1, 2021 | Opinion
Our local paper has a weekly section devoted to cuisine and often reviews the plentiful restaurant scene in our city that’s a magnet for tourism. Last week’s focus was captioned “No more dishes: 13 family-style meals ready for takeout.” The third paragraph in the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 27, 2021 | Opinion
A research article posted in the Jan. 13 issue of Science Advances reports that the oldest known example of representational art has been identified on the wall of a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia – and it’s the portrait of a pig. Or at least three pigs, drawn in dark...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Jul 5, 2019 | News
Adopting “climate-friendly diets” is essential to creating a sustainable future and mitigating the negative impacts of climate change. This was the focal point of a panel discussion put together by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on...
