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By Ronald Peabody · 12/27/2025

## The Tiny Tyrants & Their Tech: Are iPhones Really For Babies? Now listen, I’ve seen a lot change in my time. Used to be a baby’s best friend was a rattle, a soft blanket, maybe a good, sturdy wood...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/24/2025

## A Culinary Crisis: Are Hot Dogs Sandwiches... or Something Else Entirely? Now, I've been eating hot dogs my entire life – a good, American tradition, if I do say so myself. And I always considered...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/16/2025

## The Dying Art of a True American Performer Folks, let’s talk about something important. Something *real*. Something we’re letting slip away right before our eyes. I’m talking about clowns. Not the...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/16/2025

## A Return to Skill, A Rejection of Excess: Ten Snowboarding Maneuvers That Build Character Folks, let’s talk snowboarding. Not the… *extreme* snowboarding you see on those cable channels, all flash...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/14/2025

## A Clear and Present Danger: The Troubling Trend of… Aqueous Inhalation Folks, I’ve seen a lot in my years at Jape News. A *lot*. But this… this is something new, and frankly, deeply concerning. I’...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/9/2025

## The War on Refrigerators: Are We Throwing Away Good Food? Folks, I’ve been thinking. Really *thinking*. About our refrigerators. These humming metal boxes have become the center of our kitchens, s...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/9/2025

## A Time for Tradition and Togetherness Folks, can you believe it’s already mid-December? Seems like just yesterday we were raking leaves, and now the Christmas spirit is truly in the air. It's a wo...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/2/2025

## A Chill Wind Blows – Are We Prepared? Grand Rapids woke up this morning not to a gentle snowfall, but to a *reminder*. A reminder of the harsh realities of a Michigan winter, and frankly, a remind...

By Ronald Peabody · 12/1/2025

## A World on Edge: Navigating Troubled Waters in December 2025 It's a chilly December, and while families prepare for the holidays, the world stage remains…well, a bit of a mess, frankly. From ongoi...

By Ronald Peabody · 11/29/2025

## The Backbone of America Bends, But Doesn't Break Folks, let's talk straight. You turn on the news these days and it's all doom and gloom. "Unpredictable holiday spending," they say. "Challenges fo...