Opinion
Historic week for U.S. trade, workers
Last week, I participated in a roundtable at Fecon, an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Southwest Ohio. Our discussion included some of the bigg...
From OSSO to OU
Lloyd Buck became a resident of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home in March 1954. He was at that time in the fifth grade.Buck was born in West Virgini...
A tribute to a very special woman
All of us have come in contact with certain individuals, and, if we are lucky, many individuals, who have enriched our lives simply by being in their ...
Delivering results for Ohio
If you only watched national cable news, you’d probably think not much was accomplished over the past year, and that Democrats and Republicans w...
Kids say the darndest things
I’ve always heard the phrase “out of the mouths of babes,” but I was reminded of the truth it holds during a recent Wednesday evenin...
Those newly highlighted foodstuffs
It seems to me that those newly highlighted “organic” and “non-meat meat” foodstuff offerings at the grocery store sure make l...
The Methodist Church is coming apart
The initial reports read to me a bit like the losers won, but the church of my upbringing is on the verge of coming apart after decades of internal tu...
Xenia High School in the 1960’s
Going to high school in the 60s was exciting. Because of the newly minted anti-establishment revolution almost all of my classmates were of the opinio...
Will proposal change Ohio’s official beverage?
I like both apples and tomatoes. But my palate does not like the juice from either. Does my taste preference disqualify me from penning this column?Oh...
Wins for Ohio in 2019
The new year is a time to look back on the accomplishments of 2019 and look forward into the new year. Reflecting back on 2019, I’m really proud...
