by Jim Ball | Oct 7, 2003 | Opinion
“No excuse for inaction on this issue is acceptable … National leadership on this critical issue is long overdue.” Sen. John McCain made this statement recently at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing he convened as chairman. What was the senator talking...
by Jim Ball | Aug 14, 2003 | Opinion
Chances are you are reading this column on a computer screen. But have you ever thought about what is inside your computer screen? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, it’s some pretty toxic stuff: lead, chromium, cadmium, mercury, beryllium,...
by Jim Ball | Jul 31, 2003 | Opinion
My wife and I recently completed an 11-city, eight-state “What Would Jesus Drive?” tour of the Bible Belt that began at the First Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, and ended at Riverside Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. I spoke at a wide variety of...
by Jim Ball | Apr 7, 2003 | Opinion
Much of the fighting and dying of the war has and will occur around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, described for years by Western historians as “the birthplace of civilization.” Much of the fighting and dying of the war has and will occur around the...
by Jim Ball | Feb 10, 2003 | Opinion
The administration’s forward-thinking leadership on hydrogen cannot be a substitute for reducing our oil dependence and transportation pollution today. We can do both. The situation with Iraq is a stark reminder of our dependence. Part of the reason the U.S....
