Summer break shouldn’t mean going hungry for Ohio children
Last week, I outlined our top priorities for the upcoming year — and we are getting to work immediately on one of them: renewing...
Brother-in-law a great visitor
Hello across the miles!I am amazed when I think of the bond and specialness of family ties. The last few weeks, we’ve been reminded...
An update on community utility aggregation
A number of residents have asked me about a recent op-ed piece that was printed in the Dayton Daily News and written by Dr....
Properly calculating school performance
Recently, our children have come under increased pressure due to a drastic increase in school testing. With the number of testing hours reaching a...
January mornings make special memories
Why are winter mornings so heartbreakingly special? They’re sure cold, at least around here. And with the snow you’d think they’d be white, too....
The donor next door
More than 60 years ago a handful of local leaders from Shelby County came together in the hopes of fostering philanthropy. From that idea,...
Premarital counseling: good or not?
Dear Grandparenting: What is one to think when the person you’re about to marry hauls you into therapy? Is that a great way to...
Make a New Year’s resolution: Stop smokeable medical marijuana
Just hours after Ohioans soundly stood up against marijuana by rejecting state Issue 3 in November, some public officials began discussing various ways of...
Court rules on suppression of evidence
On the evening of March 16, 2011, a Lake Township patrol officer and canine handler — Kelly Clark — pulled from the median on...
Dealing with abuse of the disabled
People with disabilities were three times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than the general population, according to the Crimes against...
