Tuesday was a great day for Belmont County! I had the privilege of attending the ceremonial lantern lighting to kick off the renovation of the Black Horse Inn. That structure, first partially erected about 1807, will soon be the new home of the Underground Railroad Museum now in ...

A few years ago I did a radio interview for the University of Colorado student radio station. They wanted to know more about energy especially gas and oil. In the middle of the interview the host stops me and says, “Did you hear what he just said dear friends.” I’m thinking, Now what! The ...

My dream of raising supercharged hostas that will independently overpower all the grass and weeds around them has faded away, and reality has set in. Just about a year ago, I shared in this space what I thought was a brilliant landscaping scheme. I planned to use hostas alongside our old ...

Lynnda and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last weekend. Effective and honest communication was one of the most important things we had to learn and develop. Trust is essential in any strong long-term relationship. We tell each other the truth ALL the TIME. Dishonestly of any kind ...

Lynnda and I enjoyed a second honeymoon last week in Florida at Disney World. We had a special dinner and viewed the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the top of the Contemporary Resort Hotel. Time flies. It doesn’t seem like we have been married 50 years this month. I asked Lynnda if she ...

The evidence suggests that a role of the father in the United States is changing and that the male parent can contribute much more to the child’s development during the first months of life than was formerly believed. At a Rotary meeting that I attended, a pediatrician doctor, who is very ...