Author: Adam Bockler

Adam Bockler is a B2B marketing professional, a black belt martial arts instructor, DDP Yoga instructor, and a personal trainer.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack touts farm bill

Many Americans don’t understand the importance of the farm bill, according to the U.S. secretary of Agriculture. “This is more than a farm bill,” Tom Vilsack said about the proposed legislation in his keynote address at the Future of Midwest Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability symposium on Nov. 3. “It’s a jobs bill, it’s an environmental… Continue reading U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack touts farm bill

Tex Grebner shoots himself into redemption

It was the shot heard ’round the world. Nope, not the one that is purported to have started the Revolutionary War. I’m talking about the one that propelled Tex Grebner to appear in a Web redemption on Tuesday’s edition of Tosh.0. “It hurt like a fuckin’ bitch,” Tex said about the bullet that ripped through… Continue reading Tex Grebner shoots himself into redemption

Journalist/professor: Journalism desperately needs a new source of funding

The title of Dr. Bob McChesney’s Oct. 4 lecture said all Bradley students needed to know about what he thinks of the news industry: Will the last reporter please turn out the light? “To say that journalism is in a crisis is banal,” McChesney said. “We already know that.” He believed that if Bradley students… Continue reading Journalist/professor: Journalism desperately needs a new source of funding

Wind farm closer to being a reality

Construction on a 100-turbine wind farm in the Minonk area is almost certain to begin in April, the project manager told the Woodford County board at the Sept. 20 meeting. Duane Enger of Gamesa Energy USA introduced himself to the quorum of Woodford County board members at their Sept. 20 meeting. He said the company… Continue reading Wind farm closer to being a reality