Old favorites for the new year
Editor’s Note: Gloria took a week off from the column to celebrate the holiday with her family in Ohio. She will return next week....
Happy about a happy New Year
Back in the bad old days, Queen Elizabeth II spoke of annus horribilis. For those of you who did not enjoy years of high...
Jay Ambrose: Walling in hope for a sane immigration policy
President Donald Trump said he was going to do this disastrous thing of shutting down the government to get Democrats to give him money...
Changing the conversation
In my last column, I criticized the nine-recommendation recently released by the Ohio Speaker’s Task Force on Education and Poverty, which was created to...
What’s up for 2019?
Some might expect a column from me on resolutions for 2019, but I’ll pass on that subject. My habits are deeply ingrained and chances...
World dilemma think tank New Year’s resolutions
It was Herb who kicked things off at the world dilemma think tank at the philosophy counter in the Mule Barn truck stop. Herb...
How Fitzgerald made the Cardinals fly
For those who know me, it’s no surprise that I can be found every Sunday afternoon in the fall with earbuds in listening to...
Baby, it really was cold outside
The current controversy over the 1944 Christmas classic “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” reminds me of a time many years ago when a snowstorm blew...
Gloria loves to sew
Winter months do have a twist all their own. For many of us Amish housewives, the quiet winter months are a time to catch...
Same beginning — what happened?
What do Christians, Jews, and Muslims have in common? The three world monotheisms, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, all believe in the Genesis account of...