Have mercy on yourself
Recently, I was reminded that just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. This came to mind as I was listening to...
‘An awful lot of cheese’
My husband, Peter, likes buying in bulk.Peter hates paying shipping fees. He never wants to run out of anything and he loves a bargain....
Greene County Public Health during the 1930s
The 1930s were filled with lots of changes and growth for the health district. During this time, the health district adopted a budget of...
A few political comments
As members of my family and I were discussing politics this weekend, my son Lance said, “I had never considered that.”His statement was in...
Without civility, our system doesn’t work
When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior.” Many of...
GCPH in the beginning
The history of public health in Greene County includes information from meeting minutes of the Board of Health, annual reports and meeting minutes of...
The status quo: My view from Washington
Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the “existing state of affairs.” I ran for Congress to change “the existing state of affairs” in...
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 biggest issues...
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...
