Columns
If it’s not one mouse …
Over the past 20 years I have written volumes about computers and other unfathomable gizmos. I got five articles out of buying one new cell phone and ...
Just the facts, ma’am
I write articles on education policy development primarily to expose the political shenanigans involved in creating laws governing education and to in...
He left a lasting impression
Every so often someone comes into your life and leaves a lasting impression, even though you never know them well.For me, one those people was Paul Ed...
Beauty and warmth surrounds us
It is easy to give thanks when things are going well. It is harder to do so when life has dealt us difficult, demanding and depressing situations. But...
Thanksgiving is disappearing
It seems to me that our native-grown holiday known as Thanksgiving is slowly disappearing.Through the early years of our country various spontaneous c...
A true American icon
For many parents who were raising young children in the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s, Fred Rogers was a comfortable daily presence i...
‘Pray for me people’
I recall my parents exclaiming in frustration, “I hope someday you have a son just like you!” Say it they did, and surely enough, I did.Th...
The birds in the trees
This would never happen today, especially in the city limits with some help from the police, but it is a true story.I do not remember my exact age, bu...
November 22nd, 2019 updated: November 25th, 2019. |
In search of an underdog
I don’t know about you, but I could use a sports underdog right about now.The world is so full of anger and animosity. I’m sure you can lo...
Just another ODE boondoggle
When I was a school superintendent I, like my peers, regularly received missives from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) informing us about the la...
