Gloria’s mixing it up
We like convenience and easy meals in the kitchen as much as anyone else. So why not try homemade premixed foods? With most Amish...
The danger of glamorizing suicide
Did you ever think of suicide as being romantic or glamorous? In September, as we observe Suicide Prevention Awareness Month it’s important to remember...
9/11 and race relations
“Uncle Jim, turn on the TV — a plane just flew into a tall building in New York City.” I soon saw a second...
Celebrating Labor Day
President Abraham Lincoln once wrote, “It has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have labored, and others have, without labor,...
Wife is on ‘needles and pins’
Dear Grandparenting: My wife Beth lost her will to travel after nerves got the best of her. Since then we have hosted a weekend...
Hope across Ohio
For the last three years, I have worked on legislation to transform the federal government’s response to the heroin and opioid addiction epidemic that...
Gamely viewing the Olympics
You know the theme song for the Olympics that begins with all the percussion instruments? Some wag on the radio made a good case...
Gloria takes on Little Debbie
Millions of food choices are available for us today. There are healthy foods, junk foods, convenience foods, and the list goes on and on....
Fascinating blend of history and technology
When old Jasper Blankenship came to town from the diggings recently, we asked him over for a few days. He saw us working the...
Safe Driving Awareness Month
Life is full of distractions. Driving can offer a rare moment of escape from the buzzing of our smart phones and the demands of...
