I would guess that I’m “celebrating” Memorial Day much as many across the country are. I’ve got the day off work, and we’re just enjoying the day off. My daughter had a friend sleep over last night, and they are playing with the boys. Burgers and steaks are on the Jenn-Aire. It’s drizzly out, so Read More
Culture
Thinking of Others
There was a fatal fire at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio last month. A rental house went up in flames, killing a renter and two guests. One of the renters, who was out of town that weekend, was so overcome by grief that he took some time off from school. Then his classmates went to Read More
Updates: SWCS Levy and Identity Theft
SWCS levy The SWCS levy passed. Out of 34,056 votes cast, there were 17,877 for and 16,179 against. It passed by 1,698 votes, or not quite 5 percent, which is hardly a mandate. The Dispatch reports that only about 41 percent of eligible South-Western voters came to the polls for that vote, which is sadly Read More
The Boys (and Girls) of Summer
What is it about little league baseball that so moves people? This year I have a seven-year-old son in coach-pitch baseball; his nine-year-old sister in slow-pitch softball, and their six-year-old brother in t-ball. We’re spending a lot of time at the ball fields this year!
The Pendulum Swings
This story just moved me. I’ve asked in the past what changed in our society. When a mass shooting takes place, and people talk about how available guns are now, and how cheap life if, I point out that guns are harder to get through legal channels now than they’ve ever been in our country’s Read More