Matching folding chairs
My husband, Peter, and I have matching folding chairs.Every Thursday evening this summer, we have attended the outdoor concert held in a local park....
To those who make things better
In just about every community there are people who work behind the scenes to make our towns more than they would be otherwise. If...
Ensuring Lucy and Fred live on
“I’m just a lucky slob from Ohio who happened to be in the right place at the right time,” Clark Gable once told a...
Bicycle memories calm Dad
A five-mile bicycle trip separated me from my best friend back when I was a boy.Given that it was the 1980s, no one thought...
Hazing: How did we get here?
The proximity of the hazing death at Bowling Green State University of 20-year-old Stone Foltz this past March placed the senseless tragedy and the...
Wandering political values
It’s easy to come to the conclusion that politics is often more about which way the wind is blowing and where we are in...
Tired of living in exile
“I’m tired of living in exile!” my husband Peter exclaimed as for the second day in a row as we packed up everything we...
The best part of marriage
Tradition considers crystal the proper gift for a 15th anniversary.My wife and I agreed to celebrate ours with beer.We’re not big drinkers anymore. The...
Jesus is the only way
God is love: 1 John 4:8-10. But one of the most dangerous messages people are promoting today is: (because God is love no one...
Hillbilly-style and proud of it
Growing up, we didn’t go out to restaurants very often. We didn’t have the money to eat out, so most of our meals were...
