Opinion
Calling it the ‘loony bin’ is wrong
The portrayal of in-patient mental health care treatment facilities in pop culture didn’t bother me until I was hospitalized myself.Hollywood an...
September 25th, 2019 updated: September 25th, 2019. |
Choosing life-sustaining careers
A new Yahoo Finance article announces that the U.S. construction industry is short more than 350,000 workers. A study by the international business co...
A humbling experience
My wife and I had the pleasure of attending the Glenn Bowles (formerly of the Van-Dells) concert at the Hillsboro Church of Christ last Friday night, ...
Thanks for the lessons
It was one of the first — like the first or second — real basketball games I officiated, and the last thing I wanted was to be the center ...
Mental health is a work in progress
Last week, I wrote about my experience with my roommate’s death. Several people approached me, both online and in person, to discuss my column, ...
September 19th, 2019 updated: September 19th, 2019. |
Time to end America’s longest war?
On Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was killed serving as a Special Forces communications sergeant with the U.S. Army’s ...
New twist in Ohio death penalty
Vicki Williams of Lima believes Cleveland Jackson showed little regard for her daughter, Leneshia, when he killed her in 2002. As for his death senten...
Halloween at what price?
As the leaves begin to yield to the influence of the changing season thoughts begin to turn to the harvest, preparing for the changing weather and Hal...
The obvious is not good enough
Because I am apparently a glutton for punishment, have a macabre sense of humor, and want to continue to expose the Ohio legislature and the Ohio Depa...
Staying silent doesn’t work
I heard about National Suicide Prevention Week for the first time almost exactly four years ago this week. I was barely two weeks into my first semest...
