Columns
‘Are you okay?’
Rock Jones, in a letter address to a wide variety of people related to Ohio Wesleyan, asked a simple question: “Are you okay?”As much as I...
Are you under the lion’s paw?
How does it feel to be under the lion’s paw? Are you feeling frightened, depressed, angry, powerless, hopeless? Many of us are experiencing thos...
Waiting is part of life
It wasn’t too long ago that my husband, George, and I realized that we now belong in the category of the “elderly.” I think we came ...
Orion and his ‘dawgs’
You would think I’d know better by now. For 50 springs, I have stood under the starry sky this time of year and looked at the mighty hunter Orio...
Stairway to landmark ruling
“The trial and the legal process have been a long climb up the Stairway to Heaven.” — Judge Margaret McKeown“And if you liste...
Symphony takes trip around the world
On March 1, the Central Ohio Symphony performed a concert that included composers and musicians from many multicultural regions around the globe: Amer...
It’s vital to protect Lake Erie
We all know how vital Lake Erie is to Ohio. From tourism in Geneva-on-the-Lake and Put-in-Bay, to fishing at Marblehead, to vacations and family reuni...
Learning to see
As winter turns to spring, I always get a few calls from people who are finally emerging from their winter cocoon with Christmas telescopes clutched i...
Fighting maternal, infant mortality
We know we have a serious problem with infant mortality and maternal mortality in Ohio and around the country — and that we see huge disparities...
Being on the ballot
It’s March now, and since time flies by very quickly, Election Day will be here before we know it. I have been thinking of writing about the fac...
