Opinion
Allowing more Ohio workers to earn overtime pay
It’s simple: if you work extra hours, you should earn extra pay.Four and a half years ago in Columbus, I stood with then-Vice President Biden an...
HCBS Access Act would dismantle vital program
Probably most families with aging, disabled or handicapped members do not know about a bill called the HCBS Access Act making its way through Congress...
With smiles all around!
The flakes that snowed on my spring parade last week notwithstanding, my spirits have been moving in an upward trajectory. With hours of sunshine out-...
American Rescue Plan: delivering results for Ohio
We passed the American Rescue Plan to get shots in people’s arms, money in families’ pockets, children back in schools, and workers back o...
Protecting Ohio students from hazing
Another Ohio family is grieving. Stone Foltz, a 20-year-old sophomore at Bowling Green State University, died after alleged alcohol-induced hazing at ...
Say goodbye to those quarantine pounds
QUESTION: Both my wife and I have packed on several pounds since the beginning of quarantine. Do you have any tips on how to help us change out of our...
When the end becomes the beginning
Of late, I have been viewing life as circles, with endings leading to beginnings that will end just in time to begin again. Motherly wisdom, inquisiti...
Sweet potato fries are healthy, delicious
QUESTION: I’ve got a huge sack of sweet potatoes, but besides baking, how else can I prepare them? ANSWER: First, it’s important to note t...
An Otterbein story: mine!
After several days last week of working on arrangements for the pandemically-delayed 50th reunion of my college graduation, I am still awash in the go...
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.March is celebrated nat...
