Wenstrup: Compassion, security, national identity
I’ll never forget two Iraqi citizens who I served alongside in Iraq.As I was serving as a combat surgeon, they were both working on...
Our View: Congrats to GOP, Dems for fielding city candidates
Congratulations to both the Republican and Democratic parties in Highland County for fielding a strong lineup of candidates for City of Hillsboro offices in...
‘Well, I am not your mother’
“Pat, please pick up your socks,” my wife reminded me the other evening as I prepared for bed.“My mom always picked up my socks...
Politics: Actors, ‘lies’ & candidates
A little of this and that today…Farewell, good luckAngela Shepherd, a reporter with us for nearly five years, is leaving to follow an opportunity...
I am turning the page
As I am leaving The Times-Gazette this seems the time for some eloquence, some waxing poetic, some profound thoughts. I just want to be...
Overcome evil with good
I was in a store waiting for service last Friday when I heard a thought-provoking exchange between an employee and another customer. The TV...
Trump and the war with media
It’s still difficult to comprehend that Donald Trump is president of the United States of America.Yes, I’m happy about it. And it’s not as...
Company of friends never grows old
Adventure on the high seas, a hand stuck inside a pop machine, seven-plus hours at the Indy 500 with tornadoes nearby, an attack of...
Our View: Trump might have skills to reach across the aisle
The inauguration of a new United States president is a time – however briefly it might last – for a nation to come together...
Our View: Why is a former city employee still being paid?
Hillsboro city officials need to be more forthcoming about the reason that a former at-will city employee continues to be paid.Through a public records...