Look at, but don’t touch the bloodroot
With stay-at-home orders and no school, flooding of the Little Miami River, and spring, it is hard to make sense of what is happening...
Pondering life after an epidemic
Like most people I am wondering not only when the epidemic will be controlled and eventually gone, but what lasting impact this disease will...
Awash in surplus
It seems to me that the results of responses to the current virus crisis vary considerably. There are well known already existing shortages in...
Take a visit to John Bryan
Ohio is fortunate to have a number of wonderful state parks, each with its own particular themes of interest.One of the nicest of those...
Election results too unofficial to make those calls
Strange times we live in these days.Instead of talking about graduations, homeruns, and trips to Kings Island, we are talking about masks, social distancing,...
Returning to normal, not a great idea
I see a lot of comments on social media about being glad when we can return to normal.I am not certain that is a...
Shortages bring about other shortages
It seems to me that the current virus crisis has given rise to shortages in a number of products — you know, hand sanitizers,...
Identify your photos
A few years ago, Catharine Wilson, executive director of the Greene County Historical Society was given a large collection of very old photographs.Many were...
Unintended consequences
It seems to me that sometimes actions by governments result in unintended and unwanted consequences. That thought has likely bubbled up in my mind...
We are all able to adapt
It seems to me that we humans are very adaptable. That was the subject of several conversations I’ve had recently with folks of varying...