by Steve Chisnell | 25 June 2008 | ChizBlog, Green, Travel
As we drove through the hills of Henan on our way to Luoyang, we passed a steady stream of trucks moving east and west; the eastward trucks were moving in our direction, spreading goods to the major and middle cities, and the westward trucks, heavily laden, were... 
by Steve Chisnell | 18 June 2008 | ChizBlog, Travel
I remember one adult who approached me during a China trip fundraiser for the team: “You ask them,” she said. “You ask them why.” It was never quite clear to me what she wanted to know, but I surmised it. What excites me about our trip is the why. As I have learned... 
by Steve Chisnell | 1 June 2008 | ChizBlog, Politics and Ethics
I spent most of Saturday watching the Democratic National Committee Rules Committee debate the fate of Michigan and Florida’s democratic primary delegates. I know, I know—for many of us, watching my toenails grow may have been more entertaining. Nevertheless, I am... 
by Steve Chisnell | 26 May 2008 | ChizBlog, Global Issues, Politics and Ethics
Is there a reason why the situation in Myanmar angers me so? It is late May, and on May 2 Cyclone Nargis ripped through the country, likely killing over 120,000 people, and 2.5 million require immediate aid. Only now has the government accepted the idea of genuine... 
by Steve Chisnell | 5 May 2008 | ChizBlog, Green
I just found out today—please don’t ask me how—that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato. That’s IYP, for those of you who are on the inside track. Who knew such amazing facts as 1/3 of all the world’s potatoes are grown in China and India, that Dan Quayle... 
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School. 
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