Another healthcare system
It seems to me that now the US Senate has decided to keep the Affordable Care Act, better known as “Obama Care”, by blocking...
Pulling money for UN fund leaves women at risk
As the world faces multiple humanitarian crises around the world, few political actions have been as cruel and shortsighted as the Trump administration’s decision...
Not even Lee wanted Confederate monuments
While our president’s moral character seems stuck somewhere between boorish and brutish, it’s only fair to note that he also has an aesthetic dimension.This...
The Mafia and the migrants
I spotted them on my way to dinner with a friend near Castel Gandolfo. They are migrants from Africa, sitting by the side of...
Faking it? Think about it
The subject of “fake” news is on the lips (finger tips) of our President often these days. Depends of course whether your TV set...
Remembering W.A. Hammond
XENIA — After graduating from Miami University, W.A. Hammond was a chemistry professor at Antioch University. He formed the W.A. Hammond Drierite Company in...
Some history on Greene County inventors
A few weeks ago, I shared stories of several inventors from Greene County, here are a few more.William Ruthrauff was the rope manufacturing executive...
Nickel prophets are a dime a dozen
It’s an admonition some of us struggle to obey.Indeed, some of God’s self-appointed spokespersons seem to find it especially difficult. Thus, before the first...
Knock-out punch delivered by Tammy Duckworth
You don’t have to be a liberal to appreciate Senator Tammy Duckworth’s swift and devastating takedown of Donald Trump’s proposal to ban transgender troops...
Football’s back, but problems persist at Penn State
For too long, perhaps, Penn State University has lived in its own little world. It’s a school so dedicated to football its leaders turned...
