Opinion
Guide to driving on snow and ice
As near as I can tell, there are three theories when it comes to driving when winter weather hits Ohio: 1) Drive really, really fast and put everyone ...
A moment frozen in time
There’s no wind more welcome than the one that blows in every March for the college basketball fan eagerly awaiting the magic of March Madness, ...
The power of sunshine
As February turned into March, the sound of my sons taking hitting practice in the basement told me that spring is just around the corner. Baseball wi...
What were we talking about?
While attempting to squeeze into a pair of jeans I used to be able to wear the other day, a great myriad of mournful thoughts and emotions came cascad...
Overdone by the sun
The moment the Solarcaine touched my skin I was in a frenzy. One second I was just feeling a little overdone from the Florida sun, and the next I was ...
And the award goes to…
Another Academy Awards show has come and gone and, for the 15th year in a row, I correctly predicted the Best Picture winner.Once again, the award for...
C’mon in boys, the water’s fine
“Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent...
Our children deserve better
Nothing better exemplifies the random and absurd manner in which the Ohio Legislature creates laws than Senator Peggy Lehner’s Third Grade Readi...
What is really important?
Some time ago I stopped watching awards programs on network television because of the shift in the narratives that have been permitted. Back at the in...
A Hillsboro history lesson
From about as early as I can remember, my parents exposed my siblings and me to history. When we were young, vacations often included stops at places ...
