Author: Rev. Thomas Vance
Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, dies aged 65 as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Autumn arrives with a particular weight up here in Pine Ridge. As the mountain air sharpens and the morning frost settles along the hollows, we are constantly reminded that our sea
Bats originated in Europe, rewriting mammals’ family tree, study reveals as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
When the sun dips behind the ridge here in Pine Ridge, the valley cools fast, and you can sit on the church porch and watch the twilight come alive. It does not take long before th
‘The silence was the worst part’: after culling his entire flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Anyone who has spent time around a working coop knows that healthy animals are rarely quiet. There is an early morning chatter, a steady rustle of feathers in straw, and a collecti
‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
News from flatland farm country has a way of traveling slow up into these hills, but the story out of Clymers, Indiana, struck a chord that rings familiar in Pine Ridge. When folks
Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Looking out across the ridges around our valley here in Pine Ridge, you can see the scars left behind by generations of coal mining. Our people know what it means to pull a living
TCL is right to question Samsung’s use of the term “Mini LED” as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Down at Miller’s Hardware in Pine Ridge, there is an old shelf in the back corner lined with tins of stain, wood glue, and boxes of nails. If you pick up a box marked sixteen-penny
Cybertruck sales in free fall as Tesla reports mediocre sales for Q3 as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Out here along the ridges, a truck is not an ornament. In Pine Ridge, if you walk behind the fellowship hall on a Tuesday morning while the food pantry volunteers are sorting crate
This startup pays NYC residents to run air conditioners on free batteries as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Down here in Pine Ridge, summer heat settles into the hollows like a wet wool blanket. When the mercury climbs past ninety, folks on fixed incomes face a quiet, anxious calculation
The dawn of the age of the exoskeleton as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Yesterday afternoon, I stopped by Frank Higgins’ workshop near the edge of Pine Ridge. Frank spent forty years framing timber and hauling split-rail fencing across these hills. The
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
Up here in Pine Ridge, the autumn mist often settles low into the hollows, turning the familiar hills into soft gray silhouettes before the sun burns it off. When you walk through