Opinion
Reinstatement fee amnesty in Ohio
There are dozens of ways to lose your license. Getting it back can costs lots of money. Thousands of Ohio residents owe money to the Bureau of Motor V...
Help and hope for your nerves
A friend sat outside the school one day after recess, breathing hard, trembling, and the fear in his eyes was disconcerting.The other kids, his classm...
‘For some reason … it matters’
Several years ago, Debbie and I had the golden opportunity to visit the emerald isle – lovingly known as Ireland. We traveled with a group from...
Get some rest, Mom, you earned it
When the end came calling for my mother, she faced it just the same way she had everything else in her life: with her head held high, fearless in the ...
Out with the new, in with the old
The advent of the DVR and satellite television has made me a bit of a junkie for old-time TV shows. Not so much the black and whites, but of the sitco...
Easily amused: It’s not unusual
Yankee centerfielder Mickey Rivers once said, “It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.”Arctic air wi...
We must always honor them
Early in my career as a respiratory therapist, while working at Miami Valley Hospital in the early 1970s, like most Americans, my heart went out to th...
Ensuring no more shutdowns
The American people have experienced yet another government shutdown, and the results were what they always are: financial hardship for federal employ...
Tips for speaking with your lender
The cold blast this week has brought up a lot of discussion about the 1978 Blizzard here in Ohio. I believe Jan. 25 was the anniversary date for that ...
Keep your eyes on the compass
I had gone for a walk in the woods but soon was lost. “This is odd,” I thought to myself, “I know these woods like the back of my ha...
