Sinking feeling in Puerto Rico
”Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion. Let it sink back in the ocean.” — West Side StoryThe Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is drowning. The island,...
Companies can either make things or make CEOs rich
Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric since 2001, is retiring. The 61-year-old will be making a well-compensated exit.Fortune magazine estimates that Immelt will...
Setting the right priorities
Get Trump at any cost! That is the biggest Washington, D.C. game now. Right or wrong, the “in-crowd” which includes both Democrats and Republicans,...
Remembering Jacob Gerlaugh
XENIA — Jacob Gerlaugh’s grandfather and father, Adam Gerlaugh Sr. and Jr. Came to Greene County in 1807 and then he was born in...
A glimpse into the gravel pit
Greene County has a considerable amount of limestone beneath the soil. It has been said that some of the best limestone comes from this...
African-American women’s message for DNC: Remember us?
We crave the hard-to-get while ignoring the one who has stuck with us through thick and thin. In a letter to the DNC chair,...
Mad about the climate? Don’t cheer up!
On June 1, President Trump announced that he’ll withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. If that makes you mad, good. If...
Our social media consciousness
America’s turbulent political environment has led to friends parting company, family squabbles, and even divorce. While people will always be emotionally driven where politics...
The “why” behind bad grades
The end of the school year has a tendency to bring crises to my attention.I’m a graduate teaching assistant, which means I have more...
Playing catch up
It seems to me that every so often I should play “catch-up,” that is, revisit some topics I have written about in the past...
