Look to 3 Hs to prevent falls
June is National Safety Month and STEADY U Ohio, an initiative of the Ohio Department of Aging, urges families to take this time to...
Ten reasons Abe Lincoln would roll over in his grave
President Teddy Roosevelt put a portrait of Lincoln in the oval office and, when confronted with a problem, would ask, “What would Lincoln do?”Today,...
Acquaintance rape: a reality on college campuses
Comedian Bill Cosby and Brock Turner, a Dayton area young man turned Stanford swimmer, have a lot in common. Both were once highly respected...
Father’s Day: Trials and Triumphs in the Martinez Home
For the past two years, each June I have explored the challenges of fatherhood in contemporary times. I return for the third year to...
Hard facts about hard drive crashes
Did you hear a loud bang? That was my computer’s hard drive crashing. Often, when speaking colloquially of a disaster, people will use phrases...
HB 301 — health savings accounts for state employees
Currently, the Ohio House of Representatives is considering House Bill 301. This legislation, sponsored by Representative Michael Henne and local Representative Stephen Huffman, would...
Amish to host adoption picnic
Cooking, cleaning, planning, organizing. This basically sums up the contents of our week. This week we plan to host the 20th annual “Amish Adoption...
Millennials shouldn’t gamble wealth on their health
Millennials are increasingly making traditional “adult” purchases. In 2015, Americans in their twenties and thirties bought 4 million vehicles — more than any generation...
Proposed Medicare Changes Sacrifice Cancer Patients for Cost Savings
Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently proposed a major change to the way Medicare pays for advanced cancer medicines....
A good speechify
“Carnsider this for a minute, boys,” Windy said, sadly shaking his head at the King Arthur memorial round table at the Mule Barn truck...
