Gambling on sports is a bad bet
“I am shocked, shocked, to find that gambling is going on in here.” — Captain Renault, “Casablanca”Human nature being what it is it should...
Unions and small businesses need each other
Since at least the 18th century, we’ve known that when there are fewer employers, each has greater power over workers.“The masters, being fewer in...
A farm bill lost in never-never land
As financial stress rises, suicide hotlines are spreading across farm country. Four straight years of low income, rising debt, and now fights with major...
The moral revolution America needs
Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to “right vs. wrong.”Thousands of civil...
Remembering Earl Rayner
XENIA — In 1946 when magazines normally sold for a few cents, Xenia native Earl C. Rayner published a magazine called “American Culture.” At...
How Wright-Patterson Air Force Base came to be
Lately Wright-Patterson has been in the news via the Museum of the United States Air Force. The long-awaited exhibit of the World War II...
Sick of Shady Banks? Get a Loan from the Post Office
Payday lenders extort poor and rural Americans. One solution? Your friendly neighborhood post office.Millions of Americans live in “banking deserts,” without adequate access to...
A dog rescue offers some perspective in constant outrage
I was going to write about the chaos of the moment.About the perpetual outrage machine of which I admittedly am a part. About a...
Observing Poppy Day
It seems to me that this country has an overabundance of “holidays” and observances with the result we get kinda saturated with celebrations. Of...
Estate planning and digital assets
Planning for what happens to our assets after we pass has long included considering a standard list of financial accounts and physical possessions. These...