No good reason for a boss to make 347 times what you do
Unlike movie stars and athletes, skyrocketing pay for CEOs has nothing to do with markets.CEO pay at America’s 500 largest companies averaged $13.1 million...
Panhandlers near? First acknowledge their humanity
Nearly every Sunday after mass, my family encounters a homeless woman on the walk to our car.She sits on a park bench between the...
Some things I don’t understand
It seems to me that there are some things going on in our nation’s capitol I just don’t understand. Oh, there are lots of...
Where are they now: Ken Jefferson
Don’t know about you, but I miss the wonderful storytelling of former Ch. 7 anchor/reporter Ken Jefferson. In all my years on local TV,...
A bipartisan vote to put the brakes on war
By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine.One of the few...
The circus comes to town
Perhaps no phrase ever brought more excitement to the citizens of Greene County than the words … the Circus is coming to town!Young and...
Remembering Arthur Buckles
XENIA — Arthur, a native of Xenia, was a circus gymnast. In 1887 he was with the Great Australian Circus which traveled around the...
What happened to America’s wealth?
If you find yourself traveling this summer, take a closer look at America’s deteriorating infrastructure — our crumbling roads, sidewalks, public parks, and train...
Want to improve your diet … Plant a fruit tree.
Homegrown trees provide free, convenient fruit in season without requiring a trip to the store.One of the simplest ways to improve your family’s diet?...
The American patriot
A Pew Research study from 2013 showed at that time that only 32 percent of Millennials said the United States was the greatest country...
