On doing, or not doing, debates
When Pam Limes declined my invitation to participate in a Times-Gazette mayoral debate with Drew Hastings I was not surprised. A little disappointed, yes,...
A Friday night road trip long ago
I was standing in The Times-Gazette’s back parking lot last Friday, looking down over Richards Memorial Field a few blocks away, where Hillsboro was...
Savoring all ‘beyond belief’
“We live in a world where the real and the unreal live side by side, where substance is disguised as illusion, and the only...
I’ve said it before, it’s OK to cry
I’m 41, very likely at least middle-aged, and I have the gray hairs mixed in with the more youthful colors on my head, as...
Trump and the trouble with labels
Donald Trump’s sustained momentum in the Republican primary race for president brings with it criticism from some conservatives – the ones who feel ownership...
Rice-cereal and a ‘sensitive awareness’
Here’s the good news: We live in a world of differences.Everywhere we go and every person we meet has their own unique histories and...
I’m rethinking people labels
As I drove along the rain-soaked pavement of Petersburg Pike on my way to work a few weeks ago I was listening to a...
The case of the ringing cell phone
When Rocky Coss admitted that he had personally, if inadvertently, violated his strict rule against cell phones going off while his Highland County Common...
Right where they belong
Back in June, I wrote a column complaining about how unfair it seems that Hillsboro High School athletes in sports like soccer, golf, and...
Humor in the unexpected
“Expect the unexpected” is an adage so jarringly accurate, it might as well be the cardinal rule for being alive.Because, whether we like it...