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My brain wasn’t ready for that

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Big shocker: I just found out after doing some very basic research that I wasn’t as smart a young man as I once thought.Did...

A ‘cold war’ with an imperial China

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China just celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. One has to be impressed with the accelerated growth of the Chinese...

A day spent with old friends

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I spent yesterday with old friends.It used to be that I would follow the use of “old friends” with the disclaimer that they were...

Time keeps on slipping…

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Time has a way of slipping away faster with each passing year, and sometimes with its passing comes the regret of words left unsaid....

‘The play is the thing’

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There’s the ironic expression, “Break a leg!” offered as good-luck encouragement to a thespian before a theatrical performance, but the phrase may have had...

Farm belt hope and despair

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The USDA’s Economic Research Services reports that there are 77,800 farms in Ohio, with 13,600,00 acres. That’s a lot to manage.According to the Centers...

‘Glip Glop rocky mop pop’

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When I was 8 or 9, I played a game that I invented with my friends.On index cards, alphabetized in a recipe box, were...

Dreaming of the fabulous five

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John Lennon of the Beatles was a dreamer who loved sleep. He even wrote a song about sleep and dreams after his wife once...

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may

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I have a stand on my desk that says: “I am kind of a big deal.” I sort of stole it from Ron Burgundy...

Abortion in the United States

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Abortion is a very controversial topic in our nation, and it has been a hot-button political issue for my entire lifetime. For most of...