Columns

World turns at God’s pleasure

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I am always amazed at how suspicious we humans become in the face of, well, everything that comes along. Let’s examine.Communist infiltration into churches,...

Humanity trumps money, sports

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It is easy, on first reflection, to think that Governor Mike DeWine’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic was an overreaction. Especially when you consider...

We need other people

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Trigger warning: discussion of suicide and suicidal ideation.I debated on whether or not to write this column for nearly a week after a 12-year-old...

Warning signs of mental illness

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“Because I was a child when I had my first psychotic break,” Carol explains, “I didn’t know how to express it and I lashed...

Deer urine on aisle five

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It appears our lives revolve around four things. Eating, shopping, working and sleeping.In recent years I began noticing that when we begin planning a...

‘In defense of Pollyanna’

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I think Pollyanna might have gotten a bum rap.More than once in my life I’ve been accused of having a “Pollyanna attitude.” I didn’t...

Lessons from a shopping cart

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The next time you shop at Aldi, you might get something unexpected: Positive human interaction with strangers.If you haven’t shopped at the grocer before,...

Warning signs of mental illness

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“I just had my 39th birthday which I think is important because I never thought I would make it to 30.”So says Jane*. She...

Have mercy on yourself

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Recently, I was reminded that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. This came to mind as I was listening to...

A staple, a hotel and a mullet

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Even though it needed to go long ago, I still felt a slight twinge of regret when I drove into town Thursday and saw...