Opinion

A salubrious thing is this
“Melancholy is incompatible with bicycling,” said James E. Starrs, editor of “The Literary Cyclist: Great Bicycling Scenes in Litera...

GOP’s big tent? Never mind
Donald Trump’s candidacy for president has, by nearly all accounts, brought new voters to Republican primaries, often in record numbers state af...
March 21st, 2016 updated: March 21st, 2016. |

What’s really up with the SCOL?
By Jeff Gilliland - [email protected] So what the heck is really going on with the South Central Ohio League? If you know, please ...

Election business has me bummed
I have been weary, flummoxed, and altogether bummed out by all the presidential political gobbledygook for some time already, and I think it is just g...

Trump racist? It’s playbook time
It was startling when Republicans Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and John Kasich all sided with Democrats Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Rachel Maddow, lefti...
March 14th, 2016 updated: March 14th, 2016. |

A time of youth and innocence
Have you ever woke up in the morning, looked out your bedroom window, and been amazed at the grandeur of nature surrounding you? I do not mean while y...

Caucuses, Cruz; primaries, Trump
In the Republican presidential race, the challenge now for Ted Cruz is to prove he can win primaries.But he has, you say. He’s won six so far.He...

Work, Mountain Dew and a chat
When I was a young lad I had a friend named Mark Bowman. I visited his house a few times and he visited mine a time or two. But as often happens, the ...
March 4th, 2016 updated: March 4th, 2016. |

I really dig my books
We have recently overhauled our living room, moving things here and there, finding new homes for all the stuff that has had a home for the last decade...

Rubio goes for ‘Trump Light’
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s practiced statesmanship came to an abrupt end at Thursday’s Republican debate televised by CNN. Failing to win a s...