Who doesn’t go to the dollar store?
What does the typical dollar store shopper look like? It’s difficult to define that demographic, because all kind of folks frequent them. In the...
Rebuttals to ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Director Ron Howard will soon wrap up the Netflix movie he is making based on J. D. Vance’s book “Hillbilly Elegy.” He filmed in...
Cal Thomas: Dealing with the Taliban devil
President Trump was right to cancel a “secret” meeting with leaders of the Taliban and the Afghan government following two bomb attacks by the...
Please save me from newer, faster, better
They promise newer! Faster! Better!But all I get is grumpier.I got a work email on my phone the other morning. Let me clarify: I...
New circle, old problems
In 1962 The Kingston Trio asked, “But did he ever return? No, he never returned. And his fate is still unlearned. He may ride...
What is lost today?
What is lost today? Some have said we have lost our moral core; which is evident. But what are we measuring our moral core...
Wanting to be noticed
An extremely large woman moved in front of my friend as they navigated the corridors at the Ohio State Fair this summer. My friend...
Memories from a school administrator’s wife
One of my greatest life blessings was the opportunity to be a school administrator’s spouse. For the past 17 years, since marrying Larry Claypool,...
Staying safe in perilous times
In 2009, there was great concern that either the swine flu (H1N1) or the bird flu (H5N1) would mutate, spread among the human population,...
No cook’n in the pot for anxious folks in Ohio
A State Medical Board of Ohio committee is delaying a recommendation for medical marijuana for people diagnosed with anxiety disorders. That’s according to a...
