Civil forfeiture should end
Our nation has some pretty absurd laws. For example, the federal government has declared the importation of crocodile feet to be illegal if done...
Mothers are special
I remember thinking that Mom would always be there. Even shortly after my Father’s funeral when without her knowledge I heard her praying in...
A promise finally kept
After somewhere around 37 years, a lost class ring is finally on its way back to its original owner.Last week in this space I...
Weighing in on college affordability
A good colleague of mine at Owens Community College in Toledo started a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #EndCCStigma. From this campaign, stories across...
Time to get busy living
My birthday is yet again quickly approaching. I have always loved my birthday. It is always nice to feel special even if I do...
Watching from life’s window
As I breeze through life at what seems to be an alarmingly increasing velocity, it is as though I am watching scenes from the...
Time to follow through
Many years ago my paternal grandmother asked a favor of me. I never really followed through, and since I recently stumbled across the item...
The need for finding your dog
“Purchasing a dog should not be a knee-jerk reaction to what you perceive as a want … when it is the need that is...
Flying the North Atlantic
The late Harold Losey of Wilmington loved challenges. He and his wife, Lillian, opened Losey’s Pharmacy located in Wilmington in 1964, and designed the...
I’m not sure I agree
There are so many choices for news and information these days that it is rather confusing what to believe and what not to believe.I...