Columns

Be cool: Tips for a safe, healthy summer

WILMINGTON — With summer in full swing, many of us are taking full advantage of this fun time of year, whether it’s hitting the...

Investing in our students

As the son of a kindergarten teacher, and now as the father of a kindergartner and third-grader, I’ve seen first-hand the value of a...

He who wears the pants

I grew up in a time when men were men and women were women, and I suppose I received a strong helping of “machoism”...

For Amish, one size doesn’t fit all

Scanning over a list of questions I had filed from some of you readers, I noticed that a more frequent one is that of...

Summer’s coming: you should participate

Summer is here and will soon be gone.Here is what you can do for an enjoyable summer.Turn off the television. Seriously how much of...

Lack of power, and powerless

Science has made many breakthroughs in predicting violent weather.Meteorologists have new tools at their disposal that help them see into the clouds to determine...

Alas, Old Toro, I knew ye well …

It was time. When we got there, I asked Dr. Mills how old the old boy was.Let me look, his assistant said, checking something...

Introducing next-gen to manufacturing

This summer, for the seventh year in a row, my office is partnering with local Ohio companies and organizations to host manufacturing camps for...

Planting progress: Slowly but surely

I realize we got some more rain this week (just enough to be aggravating), but we have had a pretty good window of opportunity...

Legislators hijacking education

Anyone who reads my articles knows I am hyper critical of the Ohio legislature’s insistence on meddling in the world of education despite their...