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By Ronald Peabody · 1/28/2026

## Rocket Bakery: A Blast From The Past, Fueling Our Future? Now, I’ve seen a lot in my years at Jape News. A *lot*. But this… this is something else. Seems folks are getting downright ambitious with...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/23/2026

## A Sad Reflection of Our Times: Woman Found Near Q-Mart, Another Assault Reported It’s a dark day for Columbia, and frankly, for the nation. Just this week, the body of a woman was discovered disca...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/15/2026

## A Digital Storm Brewing: Staying Safe in a World of Shifting Threats Folks, let’s talk security. Not the kind with fences and guards, but the kind protecting your information in this increasingly ...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/14/2026

## The Silent Panic of Lost Keys: A Modern Affliction It happened again. That familiar, sinking feeling. The pat-down. The frantic rummaging. The silent, internal plea: *Where are they?* Yes, folks, ...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/14/2026

## Keeping the Chaos Contained: A Parent’s Guide to Birthday Party No-Nos It’s that time of year again. January. The tail end of the holiday season, and the beginning of… birthday season. Seems every...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/13/2026

## A Nutty Situation: Are We Letting Our Squirrel Population Dwindle? Now, I’ve always been a friend to wildlife. A good, solid outdoorsman. My grandfather used to say a healthy forest is a sign of a...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/12/2026

## The Machines Are Learning...And That's Not Necessarily a Bad Thing Folks, let’s talk about the future. A future that’s arriving faster than a speeding ticket on the Interstate. I'm talking about A...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/8/2026

## A Bright Spot in a Troubled World: Good News We Can Use Folks, let's be honest. It feels like every time you turn on the television these days, it's nothing but bad news. Crime, chaos, and folks j...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/5/2026

## The Tuba: More Than Just an Oompah Instrument, Folks Now, I’ll admit, when I first heard about folks getting all excited about the tuba, I thought, “Another one of these trendy instrument revivals...

By Ronald Peabody · 1/4/2026

## The Chill on Common Sense: What Are We *Doing* With Our Produce?! Folks, I’ve been thinking. Really *thinking*. And what I’ve been thinking about is…refrigerators. These metal boxes have become th...