Page 1 of Steve Kovacs's writing

1. Government Intruding Into Your Personal Rights—I Don’t Like It and Make Sure You Buckle Up I believe laws are necessary in our civilized society and that punishments are needed in certain cases. From traffic to murder, if certain laws are broken, sanctions should be imposed. However, I also believe that in ways, our governments have... (posted by Steve 1 day 9 hours ago.)

2. Call Me Sir, Please, I’m An Adult—No, Don’t Call Me Sir, I’m Not That Old When I was in my early 20’s and starting out, I longed for people to call me sir—to acknowledge that I was an adult, acknowledge that I was mature. Now that I’m getting older, or should I say now that I am old, I cringe when... (posted by Steve 8 days 11 hours ago.)

3. Do You Know Where Your Next Meal is Coming From? Many Don’t-Presidential Election May Hinge On It The presidential election is right around the corner and my home state of Ohio is considered one of the most, if not the most important state in the country a candidate must win to cinch the presidential election. Ohio has been a crucial state in... (posted by Steve 15 days 11 hours ago.)

4. The Blues, Hardcore Porn, Bikers and Motivation When I was the drummer in a neighborhood band called The Limited Edition Blues Band we played at nice places, crappy places and unique places. The most unique place was a biker bar near a trailer park in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. When two of... (posted by Steve 22 days 16 hours ago.)

5. Innocent Young Girl with Blond Hair and Blue Eyes, Slaves & Rabbi Pleading to God-Make a Difference He stopped for a second to catch his breath and look through the bright moonshine for the best direction he could run. Behind him, he heard the bloodhounds barking and the men shouting. Recently, he heard some talk about a war between the states... (posted by Steve 30 days 9 hours ago.)

6. 69 Killed By Madman-Teenagers and Adults Frozen By Fear-Learn to Survive Violence Norway is one of the most tolerant and stable countries in Europe. Therefore, it is more shocking that a 33 year-old Norwegian gunned down 69 people, most of them teenagers. Anders Behring Breivik described the massacre he committed very calmly... (posted by Steve 36 days 9 hours ago.)

7. I’m Going to Kill My Kid-Really? Yes, Really-Father Shoots up Family at Cracker Barrel-Options Sometimes parents say things like if my kid does that again, I’m going to kill him. Or, if my daughter ever does “that”, I’m going to kill her. They don’t mean that they’re really going to kill their kids... (posted by Steve 42 days 9 hours ago.)

8. A Woman’s Worst Fear, Breaking & Entering, Rape and Cops to the Rescue The 21-year brunette had straight long hair and was a little over 5 feet tall. She was tiny but appeared to have a nice figure and had a sexy way about her. She worked in a vibrant downtown area of a quaint tourist town in Ohio and walked... (posted by Steve 49 days 10 hours ago.)

9. Fear, Anxiety & Hang-Ups Can Twist Lives Around-Mike Tyson & Many Others Get Over Fear I was watching television today and heard a psychiatrist say women who have been left by their husbands and whom don’t have a clear-cut reason for the split think of all kinds of possibilities about why. She said they usually end up thinking... (posted by Steve 57 days 8 hours ago.)

10. Why Do People Become Politicians? A few days ago, I read a letter to a newspaper from the mother of a disabled child complaining about a group of local politicians. She wrote that they were making it extremely hard for her to build a gazebo-type school bus shelter on her property... (posted by Steve 63 days 9 hours ago.)

11. What’s Going To Happen To The Economy-Local Restaurant & Pizza Shops Dying From High Costs A report just released from the leading marketing research company The NPD Group, said America lost 6,863 independently owned restaurants from 2010 to 2011. In my local Ohio area, we have lost around 135 independents in that period. Gregory... (posted by Steve 70 days 10 hours ago.)

12. Should America Get Involved In The Fighting In Syria? Syria is in the throes of a battle between many Syrian people who want to overthrow the present government. By all accounts, that I have heard, the present Syrian leadership is dictatorial, harsh, brutal, and the people live under an iron fist; in... (posted by Steve 78 days 9 hours ago.)

13. School Shooting In Chardon Ohio-Three Students Dead Near Me-Facts Coming Out I live in a quiet and usually crime free area of Ohio called Geauga County. A few days ago, my quiet rural area erupted in violence that ended in a terrible tragedy. On February 27, 2012 at about 7:30 a.m. seventeen-year-old T.J. Lane opened fire... (posted by Steve 87 days 11 hours ago.)

14. Stupid Cop Story-Blood, Bullets and a Lucky Dog Two middle-aged men were having an argument one bright and sunny early Sunday morning. The argument got out of hand and one guy shot the other in the stomach and fled the scene as quickly as a circus performer geting shot out of a cannon. After... (posted by Steve 95 days 11 hours ago.)

15. Times Are Tough, Times Are Changing, New Standards For America If you’ve been living in America the last decade or so, you’d have to be deaf, dumb, blind and stupid not to know that economically, people have been having a terribly hard time. Now, we have some good news on the horizon; unemployment... (posted by Steve 102 days 9 hours ago.)

16. War Yesterday Tomorrow And The Future-What You Can Do I come from a somewhat military family. My father was a graduate of the Hungarian equivalent to West Point in 1943. He fought on the wrong side in the Second World War fighting as a second lieutenant in the Hungarian Army. He never fought against... (posted by Steve 109 days 10 hours ago.)

17. Autism, Asperger Syndrome, My friend Mike and Trying Our Best In high school, I grew up with a friend, Mike, who was different from all my other friends. My other friends and I didn’t know why he was different but we really didn’t think too much about it. He acted a little odd, smiled a little... (posted by Steve 117 days 11 hours ago.)

18. Police Pursuits, Jesus and the Cross and Action Police officers like pursuits. At least young ones do. Pursuits have loads of action and you’re chasing a bad guy. After all, people become cops for action, getting the bad guy and to a lesser degree, helping people. When I was a young cop... (posted by Steve 126 days 11 hours ago.)

19. Is the Pen Mightier than the Sword? Change, Motivation and Truth In 1839 English author, Edward Bulwer-Lytton coined the phrase: The pen is mightier than the sword. Since then, many have quoted the words and now they are considered a proverb. It basically means words are more powerful and effective than weapons... (posted by Steve 135 days 11 hours ago.)

20. Lake Effect Snow-Heat and Sunshine—It’s All Good I love the heat. Sunshine and hot temperatures have always been my cup of tea. I walk around all summer long in shorts and short sleeved shirts as light as feathers. Of course, living in Ohio, I could only do this in the summer time especially... (posted by Steve 143 days 9 hours ago.)

21. How Could God Allow It To Happen In my last article I wrote about God and prefaced the article saying that I never write about religion and most likely never will again. Well, I lied. Here's another one about God, religion or whatever one would label an article like this. The... (posted by Steve 151 days 10 hours ago.)

22. Is there a God? Jesus, the Journalist, Truth and Only My Opinion I recently interviewed an award-winning journalist who had written a book about Jesus. His thesis was that there was never a Jesus as stated in the Bible. According to him, going back historically, it was unquestionable that there was no such... (posted by Steve 160 days 9 hours ago.)

23. Devil Worshipers All Around-Hooded Robes in the Woods-Occult Cemetery Damage-Scary or Silly? There’s an area located in an upscale Cleveland suburb called the MetroPark Polo Field. This particular area is a beautiful huge field surrounded by a winding river and beautiful mature woodlands. Horse shows and dog shows are featured there... (posted by Steve 167 days 9 hours ago.)

24. The Serial Rapist Hiding in the Woods-Fear, Rape, Being Tied Up & The Ultimate Family Justice? Fear can grip a community, any community. About 25 years ago, fear gripped the quiet of Geauga County Ohio, an enclave Forbes magazine recently rated as the fourth best place in America to raise a family. The way to describe Geauga 25 years ago is... (posted by Steve 175 days 9 hours ago.)

25. Little Phone Things That Pee Me Off –Talking to Recordings & Other Phone Hassles I hate calling a company and connecting directly to a recording that asks me if it could help me. I usually try to keep my patience but after two or three recorded questions where my answers do not “compute” and “it” asks... (posted by Steve 183 days 10 hours ago.)