Columns

There was a twinkle in his eyes
What do you write when you feel like you have something you want to say, something you feel needs to be said, but the appropriate words seem elusive? ...
September 16th, 2016 updated: September 16th, 2016. |

Hillary’s health, Trump’s racism
For daring to ask Hillary Clinton several questions and follow-up questions about her disregard for national security in regard to her use of private ...
September 12th, 2016 updated: September 12th, 2016. |

Old sports writer rides again
For the first time in a long time I covered a high school football game last week. It was not how I intended to spend my Friday evening when I woke up...
September 9th, 2016 updated: September 9th, 2016. |

The old man and the baby
The old man sat down in the overstuffed chair while the rest of the family gathered in the kitchen and the other rooms in the large house, chatting, l...

The history of school dress code
Much like parents around the county, I shipped my kid off to school last week.Unlike many other parents around the county, I didn’t post the cla...
August 30th, 2016 updated: August 30th, 2016. |

Colony plan good compromise
The latest plan in regard to the Colony Theatre seems like a good middle ground between trying to salvage the landmark and demolishing it completely.M...

Different, but really the same
Can it really be that time of year? That was the question I asked myself last Friday as I stepped out the back office door and heard the familiar soun...

Every life a mix of good, bad
The only thing we know about people – both people we know from a distance as well as our closest friends - is what we know about them. What we d...

Long live the Olympic spirit
The last two weeks have been like a breath of fresh air. Why, you ask? Because of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad.I’m not sure when it started, b...

Blue Highways along Great Lakes
Long before Roger Easton invented the Global Positioning System, or GPS, Rand McNally sold his Road Atlas to millions. The red lines on the maps meant...