Help! I can’t remember names
Dear Grandparenting: A not so little problem has taken up residence in my brain. For the life of me, I find that I am...
What does being educated mean, anyway?
For many decades now, education has been used as a political football by people seeking public office at both the state and federal levels...
Will FISA write the epitaph of the Fourth Amendment?
Although Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was just reauthorized for six years, I joined a broad coalition of Republicans and...
Rebuilding US infrastructure requires better access to minerals, metals
For a White House often accused of being divisive, President Trump may yet bring warring parties together on a major initiative that few voters...
Planning for help when baby comes
The last couple days, I’ve been becoming keenly aware of the reality that not too much time will be elapsing until the arrival of...
Protecting veterans from VA accounting mistakes
One of my most important jobs as your senator is listening to the Ohioans I represent. The best ideas don’t come out of Washington...
Veterans paying tribute to their own
Chuck Morris, commander of the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad in Piqua, Ohio, made a quick decision in 1989 that has evolved into his spending...
What is true love?
What’s is love? Is it candy hearts, chocolates, a valentine card, and romantic candle light dinners? Why do we highlight love and romance at...
Volunteering: Your blueprint to health
Life is busy. Whether it’s working a standard 40-hour work week, dutifully watching the grandkids, making dinner for one or a crowd, being a...
In winter, everyone can use a good hoax
When Steve and Dud got up to go get a paper, it left just Doc and Bert sitting at the philosophy counter of the...