Disrespect is not honorable challenge
By Gery L. DeerDeer in HeadlinesIn my nearly half-century as an American citizen, born and raised, I’ve always stood during the playing of the...
Taylor: Response to a reader
It seems to me that one of the features of this column is that I answer readers’ comments, questions and complaints either directly to...
The EU’s taxing problem
By Cal ThomasEconomics was not one of my favorite subjects in college, so I avoided economic courses. But I do know a few things...
The good ole typewriter days
I was sitting in my office cranking out another Senior Moments column on my computer when I got to thinking about my old manual...
Angels ascending and descending
By Robert Forsberg“Jesus said, ‘You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You shall see greater things than that.’...
The American language
I’ve always gotten a kick about some of the words that have been used over the years to describe things we can’t seem to...
Remembering Laura McElwain
XENIA — Laura McElwain loved children and became a teacher in the Xenia schools. She began her 28 year career in 1886 with 81...
The class that never went to high school
The 1977 graduating class of Xenia High School has the distinction — if you can call it that — of never having attended classes...
The hidden homeless population
By Roseangela HartfordA growing number of homeless students lack the academic and community support they need to get off the streets.Most children in the...
Where has all the money for our schools gone?
By Scott KlingerNew government spending data could reveal how tax breaks for big businesses leave K-12 school funding out to dry.As fall approaches, millions...
