Columns

Where everyone knew your name

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I spent my New Year’s Eve last week in much the same way I’ve spent it for the past decade: sitting on my couch...

Life at the children’s home

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In a sense, today’s story came about by chance.Two weeks ago, former Blanchester Mayor Lee Miller was laid to rest in his beloved town...

Supreme Court not so divided

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There is a lot of talk about our politically divided nation. We have “red states” and “blue states.” Some of us are #TeamTrump, and...

A carpenter I am not

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Someone once said, “Find something you’re good at, and stick with it.” For some of us, we’re still searching for what that may be....

Vacation not all it’s cracked up to be

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Here is the problem with going on vacation: You can take a vacation from work and you can take a vacation from school …...

It has been an honor to serve

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I am doing something in today’s column I had previously advised Wilmington News Journal Editor Tom Barr and reporter Gary Huffenberger I would not...

A pragmatic approach to resolutions

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As I pause to look back over my accomplishments versus my resolutions in 2018, I notice a couple of things. First, the overwhelming urge...

Picture worth a thousand thoughts

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There it was, staring at me as soon as I opened a box, situated like someone had placed it there on purpose. How long...

We have too many laws

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We have too many laws in our nation. This is a refrain which I have repeatedly reiterated in this very paper.Some examples from our...

She died of a broken heart

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One of my favorite Christmas memories was one I shared with our son, Greg, several years before he was married.A week before Christmas I...