Never too old for those Christmas toys
There’s one thing about holidays that can be a problem — the day after.The best example is New Year’s Eve. The tradition in this...
Farewell
To the Residents of the 84th House District,As the year and my term of office wind down, I want to take a minute to...
Scientific things
If they ever give a Nobel Prize for reading about science, our guy Bert Underwood would be a shoo-in. His own career had been...
Doing right by our veterans
No veteran should face living on the street or have trouble accessing benefits they earned. This month, Congress passed a bipartisan bill written by...
Grandkids subject to ‘bystander effect’
Dear Grandparenting: I’m beginning to lose faith in my grandchildren’s ability to do the right thing. This marks the second time I’ve heard about...
Holiday cheer
It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick.It might have been the weather, at least...
An Ohio Christmas of magic
The magic of Christmas comes in many shapes and forms. I remember the shiny gloss of a purple-and-white J.C. Higgins bicycle at age 8....
A letter to a heroin addict
Dear Heroin Addict, I’ve been meaning to write you, but here it is already Christmas time again. It wasn’t a very Merry Christmas for...
Amish hats to eat
Depending on when your newspaper is running this column, I know everyone is either scurrying around in last-minute preparations for Christmas or relaxing after...
Wrap your tax dollars in common sense
To the editor:A Dec. 3 leader headline was exciting: “Cardinal builds toward future.” Alas, it didn’t report that the New Bremen BOE and NBS...
