In the Kitchen with Sharon
Hello! In the kitchen with Sharon this week is Ruth Tucker.Ruth is a great cook, and she is known for her homemade noodles, but...
Time to strengthen our resolve
One of the attractions of Ohio’s smaller cities and towns is that we happily lack some of the challenges of our state’s larger metro...
How will we live through it?
The year 2020 has certainly been one for the history books, hasn’t it?With the year (finally!) drawing a close, I can’t help but think...
A Marshall Plan for America?
The Marshall Plan was a remarkable piece of economic diplomacy. Europe’s infrastructure was destroyed by massive allied artillery and bombing campaigns. Its countries’ economies...
Remembering the small, good things
It is a year of lower expectations.Every year, there is a chorus of folks urging us to lower our expectations for the holidays—buy less,...
Cat Cat, Ziggy or Midnight
His name was — well, that depends. I called him Cat Cat. Most others called him Ziggy. But at one time he was known...
Vacations provide many wonders
Of course, since last March, one of the most depressing aspects of Covid has, for many, been the travel restrictions. For me, I’m fortunate...
And this, too, shall pass
“Do you think 2020 will be better than 2019?” the big man asked his friend in Times Square last year as the glittering ball...
Pandemic has exposed weaknesses
With the holiday season in full bloom, many Americans seem hell bent on engaging the Covid enemy before their armor has arrived. The University...
Connections made the goal irrelevant
My friend, Anita, is felting up a storm.Philip is cooking something new and posting a photo of it every day. Megan is reading Shakespeare...
