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Here’s a drop of odd information for your day: I collect earworms.Don’t be grossed out. Earworm is a term for songs or snippets of...

Low-income neighborhoods need employee-owned businesses anchored to their communities, not investors looking to make a quick buck.Where some of us see distressed neighborhoods —...

It’s a sunny day — in fact, it’s a bit humid and makes it feel like summer a couple weeks early.Each season comes with...

There are few things in life that bring me the joy that I find in moving all my possessions from one location to another.Among...

Last Saturday evening, Brenda and I drove to Dayton to have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, the Pine Club.Unfortunately, we arrived to...

Nearly three years ago, I stood in Columbus to announce that the Obama administration was going to finally raise the salary threshold to earn...

We held hands. That’s what scared little kids usually do.The short, darkened hallway led to four different rooms. We knew he was waiting for...

I choose to live each day in an upbeat, positive manner.I must admit, however, to a sense of pessimism niggling at the corners of...

Have you hugged your dad today? Yeah, it’s corny, but just do it. I can’t.Dad died in his sleep one afternoon in 2007. He...

I have a request this week for all to say a prayer for farmers still struggling to get crops planted.We are so blessed in...