Opinion
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No two the same
They say that no two snowflakes are exactly alike. The science behind their difference has to do with the fact that as snowflakes tumble through the air, they fall through different temperature and moisture levels, and that because each snow flake takes its own unique path to the ground, each…
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A case for American leadership in the War on Terrorism
When the US does not lead in global national security issues, a vacuum occurs, and that usually results in chaos. I believe we are seeing that now with the rise of radical Islamic extremism. It is time for us to lead in the effort to defeat ISIS and other terrorist…
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Seniors with disabilities fighting depression
Much of my work as a mental health professional involves seeing clients on site in assisted living facilities. While driving to a facility not long ago, I was listening to a radio program in which the host mentioned that 85 percent of people in nursing homes didn’t have any regular…
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How about some inside farming?
Growing up in Southern Ohio, few folks who farmed didn’t know that this was the time of year when most of the work was done inside. For approximately three months each year, farmers work inside away from the cold winter weather, but are still working in conditions that were far…
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Giving thanks this holiday season
Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the wonderful holiday season, but its meaning often gets lost in the food and the hustling around from one place to another while visiting friends and family during the short breaks from school or work. Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to slow down…
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A cooked goose on Thanksgiving
As we go deeper into the fall season, a holiday I’ve always enjoyed and felt that symbolizes family and gratefulness for what we have to be thankful for arrives at the end of November. For years, Thanksgiving was either at our house or my Aunt Margaret’s. After our nuptials, we…
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Honoring Service and Sacrifice this Veterans Day
Veterans Day began in 1919 as Armistice Day to commemorate the end of the First World War. On November 11, 1918 the Allied Nations and Germany agreed to end hostilities, paving the way for the Treaty of Versailles to officially end World War I. Following World War II, Armistice Day…
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Thoughts from Straight Creek
I have often wondered what my dear dog thinks as she runs to me from across the field, comes to a sudden stop at my feet, sits, and leans hard into my legs. I look down at her and she looks up, our gaze meeting as I run my fingers…
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The Halloween Social thing to do
I was talking with some friends the other day and a term I hadn’t heard in a long time was mentioned. The term was Cake Walk. That is a game that was played at the Felicity PTA Halloween Socials back in the 60’s when I went to school there. The…
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Harvest time, a special time
I was talking to my daughter the other night about how she feels autumn in itself is her very favorite time of the year. This got me to thinking to when I was a boy on our family farm on Fruit Ridge. I was raised in the 50’s, 60’s and…
