Society must examine behavior in drug crisis
I keep asking people what they think about the drug crisis.To begin with, why do some people call it the “opioid epidemic?” Epidemic implies...
A friend on a snowy night
Sometimes when I get off of work on a Friday evening I like to hop in my car, tune the radio to a ball...
Government too hungry to shut down; reflections on Fox in Hillsboro
The so-called “government shutdown” ended Monday afternoon after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer recognized that the Democrats were paying the price, and would later...
Closing rural America’s digital divide
Despite the potential for broadband to modernize the economy in rural America, access and availability continue to lag. The President’s recent executive order affirmed...
Hollywood won’t destroy sexism, but we can
This month’s Golden Globes were the first awards ceremony held since #MeToo went viral. To commemorate it, celebrities brought social justice activists along as...
Tactics of ‘Fire and Fury’ author lend credence to ‘fake news’
The salacious new tell-all about President Trump by author Michael Wolff, “Fire and Fury,” is being quoted and, by some, embraced, despite Wolff’s own...
When Mother Nature came calling
I could feel a cold draft seeping through a big bay window behind me. A small electric heater was warming my toes. Someone else...
Preventing winter illness with everyday wellness
Often times people begin to take vitamins and medicinal products only after they begin to fall ill, but studies show taking preventative steps towards...
When things break, I call for help
When our furnace broke last week — which happened during the coldest spell Ohio has seen since they started keeping official records of such...
Pop bottle caps and jackets
While I was growing up nearly every evening meal my family enjoyed was consumed around a kitchen table with all family members present. While...
