Transforming our country
It seems to me that this country is undergoing a major transformation - changes that affect us in many, many ways. New interpretations of...
Still no justice for military women
Congress refuses to support military sexual assault victims, but the Navy at least is taking matters into its own hands.The Senate has done it...
Holder proves you can go home again
In a way, the former attorney general never really left his powerhouse corporate employer.Novelist Thomas Wolfe famously wrote: “You can’t go home again.” But...
Throwing public education
Today’s fee frenzy is a race to nowhere.Public education used to be, you know, public — an essential societal investment for the betterment of...
Memories of Dale Huffman: The Godfather
I lost a dear friend recently, the community a local legend.You knew him as Dale Huffman, writer for the Dayton Daily News covering just...
What’s the end game?
There’s a point at which the quest for more money is no longer worthwhile.I was researching a billionaire who made a fortune in the...
What has happened to the penny?
Oh, sure, one-cent pieces still exist but the truth is you need a bunch of them to buy anything in America these days.Pennies, unfortunately,...
What happened on V-J Day
“Eleanor hates war, I hate war and even our dog Fala hates war” is the quote attributed to President Franklin D. Roosevelt following the...
Remembering Irvin Hyman
XENIA - A native of Xenia, Dr. Hyman served as an officer in the US Army during World War II. After the war he...
Gray symbolizes the problem with liberals
If I say the name Robert Gray to a group of your friends, aside from the puzzled look on most of their faces I...
