Columns

If it comes from a box, it has to be good

After you read this ,column, maybe you will believe me when I tell you that “good” cooking and baking can come from a box...

What do you say to your children?

Children are sponges for knowledge and information. They are born a virtual blank slate. They pay attention to everything you say to them. You...

Coal miner’s daughter of eastern Kentucky

Claude Freeman, my wife’s late father, was born in Pikeville, Kentucky, near the Russell Fork River, 99 years ago in August.In October 1945 he...

Looking in all the wrong places

There’s a lot of things that come easy to other kids that will always be a struggle for my son.Because my son Max is...

Closing postal loophole to trafficking

In 2016, more Americans died from drug overdoses than were killed during the entire Vietnam War. A big part of this problem is opioids,...

Broadband coverage for more Ohioans

For many people, the idea of limited access to high-speed internet is difficult to believe. After all, so many of us are used to...

Broadband coverage for more Ohioans

For many people, the idea of limited access to high-speed internet is difficult to believe. After all, so many of us are used to...

When personal causes turn into chaos

“She was hysterical and screaming. I tried to comfort her.”A young girl in Northern Ireland had just witnessed four female prison guards being mowed...

Reflections on experiencing God’s love

Golden wedding anniversaries, at least in a Florida senior living community, are not that uncommon anymore. And as my bride and I approach...

High school sure has changed

So apparently I forget to pay attention for the past 13 or so years, and I woke up a few weeks ago to find...