Marching in the after-work parade
Now that the weather’s getting a little nicer, the world’s least interesting parade is back in town.Way up at the front, you’ll find the...
Russia drips with baleful irony
“Do you believe Vladimir Putin is a killer?” George Stephanopoulos of ABC News asked President Joe Biden this very question in an interview this...
Missing Lori’s laughter
Throughout the past year my husband, Peter, and I have been seeing no one except Peter’s sister, Lori, and her husband.Lori has Stage 4...
And then there’s that karma thing
It has been my experience that the misdeeds of my youth have often come back to haunt me. Some surprised me almost immediately, others...
Stimulus: What it means for you
President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11. I tend to label this as “Stimulus 3.0” as the most...
The same rules apply at any age
We all know and are familiar with the process. We are born and stay in the kid stage for a very short time. Then...
Farmers, soil and carbon markets
It’s a fact. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide amounts to 81 percent of the planet’s greenhouse gases (2018). The Global Carbon...
A cheese fondue anniversary
It’s our anniversary and my husband Peter and I will be celebrating, like everyone has this past year, the best we are able.We have...
McConnaughey featured at SOGS meeting
The first program for 2021 of the Southern Ohio Genealogical Society (SOGS) will be held Thursday, March 11 at 7 p.m. at the North...
Swept up in cauldron of conflict
Born on a farm. Died in a church. Clinton Burns, my ancestral cousin, grew up in western Pennsylvania in the 1850s when the slavery...