Andy Vance

Last Christmas, one of the local radio stations played a hilarious a capella version of The 12 Days of Christmas by a group called “Straight No Chaser” and I was hooked. I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for a capella music, especially when it’s clever… A 10-member vocal group with its origins at Indiana University in [...]

While I am not entirely surprised that The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Republican Mitt Romney for President – the paper has something of a reputation for having left-leaning reporting and right-tilting commentary – I am impressed with the quality of analysis in their endorsement. If there are any undecided voters left in the most critical battleground [...]

Yesterday I travelled to Jones Turkey Farm in Medina, Ohio for a roundtable… er, make that round bale discussion about farming in  the the U.S. Broadcast to 150 million listeners around the globe via BBC World Service Radio, discussion program World Have Your Say kicked off a series featuring various well-known American professions, and took [...]

It goes without saying, but we face some significant challenges and challenging issues in this country. The state of the economy, U.S. competitiveness and military prowess, staggering national debt and ever-escalating federal deficits all threaten the long-term security and stability of the Republic. And yet, with fewer than 10 weeks until the election, nonsensical stories [...]

I’m a foodie. By that I mean that I love food. Lots of food. Lots of different kinds of food. Some people eat to live, while those of us more acquainted with the joys of an adventurous palate live to eat. As it turns out, I write about the business of food production for a [...]