Just another ODE boondoggle
When I was a school superintendent I, like my peers, regularly received missives from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) informing us about the...
A date with some squirrels
When the trials and troubles of the daily grind get to be too much, occasionally I just go for a drive. Usually that drive...
Remembering a dog’s best friend
We’ve all heard the saying that a dog is man’s best friend. It turns out it’s a dog’s best friend, too.Last week we made...
What the public needs to know
As members of the House Intelligence Committee, we have had a front-row seat to Democrats’ yearslong efforts to impeach President Trump. This week, Democrats...
A lesson on impeachment
Democrats in the House of Representatives seem determined to impeach President Donald Trump. That makes this a good time to refresh our memories about...
America: The land of the free
I have had the pleasure of spending time with scores of veterans over the past several months hearing of their experiences while serving in...
Would you be willing?
As a child, one of my favorite pastimes was playing with toy soldiers. Some of them traveled to church in my mother’s purse to...
The stories that we tell
You probably haven’t heard of Larry Miller.Larry is an everyday American citizen in his 70s. Most people would know him as a retired management...
It’s called a lack of leadership
I recently characterized the work of the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) “Graduation Requirements and High School Redesign Task Force” as the quintessential political...
A special Veterans Day salute
Veterans Day has traditionally been a time for Americans to pause and thank the men and women who, through many years and too many...