Free as you can afford to be
GOP leaders want to protect your “freedom” to be poor, powerless, sick, and uninsured.I think of freedom in positive, aspirational terms — as in...
America needs service workers and health care
Our country is founded on a myth that anyone can succeed so long as they work hard.That’s the story of Alexander Hamilton that has...
Where are they now: Ken Jefferson
Don’t know about you, but I miss the wonderful storytelling of former Ch. 7 anchor/reporter Ken Jefferson. In all my years on local TV,...
A bipartisan vote to put the brakes on war
By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine.One of the few...
Switching gears
Here’s what happens when you switch gears after a quarter-century of writing, “What happens to that missing sock in the dryer?” domestic humor for...
The circus comes to town
Perhaps no phrase ever brought more excitement to the citizens of Greene County than the words … the Circus is coming to town!Young and...
Remembering Arthur Buckles
XENIA — Arthur, a native of Xenia, was a circus gymnast. In 1887 he was with the Great Australian Circus which traveled around the...
What happened to America’s wealth?
If you find yourself traveling this summer, take a closer look at America’s deteriorating infrastructure — our crumbling roads, sidewalks, public parks, and train...
The American patriot
A Pew Research study from 2013 showed at that time that only 32 percent of Millennials said the United States was the greatest country...
Trump’s new policy shows he doesn’t care about the Cuban people
President Trump rationalized his recent mini-crackdown on Cuba as a way to pressure the Communist government to curb human-rights violations on the island.The true...
