Columns
What they have taken away
When the cable news outlets began to fill with reports of a college admissions scandal, I felt sick and angry for the forty years of my students who e...
CDC: Avoid ‘zombie’ deer meat
Question: I keep hearing about “zombie deer.” What is that?Answer: What you are talking about is chronic wasting disease, a disease that h...
Association health plans have many pitfalls
Association health insurance is back!Perhaps you remember those policies that were offered to you as a member of a local business or social group or t...
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Most of us want to stretch the dollar and lessen expenses. To have enough money to cover all the bills with enough left for travel, entertainment and ...
Local music departments ‘Spring Forward’
The local music students are engaged in many activities this spring, and we find ourselves amazed that they manage to do all these events, and homewor...
Vitale votes no on gas tax increase
As you may have heard, the state of Ohio is currently working on legislation that would enforce a proposed gas tax increase of anywhere from 10 to 18 ...
Modeling healthy eating is beneficial to children
Question: My little boy is at the age where he has decided he does not like to eat vegetables. As a parent, how can I instill better eating habits in ...
American cars, American jobs
It’s time for the president to keep his promises to Ohio autoworkers.As GM began laying off workers in Lordstown last week, we also heard the co...
Medical marijuana now available for use in Ohio
Signed on June 8, 2016 by former Governor John Kasich, as of January 2019 Ohio’s legalized medical marijuana law is now operational in Ohio. Wha...
Sometimes it’s the little things
I am an inveterate collector of “stuff” - from reading and TV and Facebook posts. Occasionally I run across an idea that blossoms into an ...
