Columns

Protecting Ohioans’ paychecks from wage theft

It’s simple: If you put in the work, you should get paid for it. Yet hundreds of thousands of Ohio workers are cheated out...

Drive-in to many fond memories

One thing that always seems to bring out nostalgia in people is discussion about drive-in theaters.In days gone by, pulling onto a large field...

Increasing mental health support for Ohio law enforcement

This May we mark National Police Week, when we honor the law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities...

Historic parallels, societal responses

I can see some parallels with the aggressive efforts to deprive women of the right to abortions and the Volstead Act of 1919. The...

Growing older, but not up

Jimmy Buffett is well known for his music and light-hearted lyrics about tropical life and his unique, laidback Caribbean lifestyle. His songs are often...

It has been Nursing Week, and in my befuddled state, I missed it!Once a nurse, always a nurse, although in today’s hospitals I would...

Little kind words with huge effects

Sitting home from work this morning — having completely lost my voice and waiting for this bronchitis to politely exit stage right — I...

Protecting pregnant women’s health on the job

No woman should have to choose between her job and a healthy pregnancy.Yet as Ohioans celebrated Mother’s Day this week, too many mothers-to-be are...

Dealing with bullies: Simple to complex

Dealing with a BullyHe was a bully.He was bigger than the other kids in our Germantown neighborhood. Almost all the kids living in the...

Moms and saints, whatever will be …

It’s more than a few days away, but let me be the first to wish all the moms out there the happiest of Mother’s...