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Retired justice: Democrats made missteps setting up primary

Retired Justice Supreme Court of Ohio The Democrats have been the minority party at the Supreme Court of Ohio for the better part of two decades. Now the Democratic leadership of the Ohio Democratic Party wants to extend that dry spell by engineering an unnecessary primary. They have ...

Silence doesn’t lead to successful collaboration

When Lynnda and I do team building and leadership training, one of the exercises we do is to divide the group into teams. We give each team a 1-pound box of spaghetti and a bag of large marshmallows. Then we instruct them to build a tower as tall as they can in 10 minutes using only the ...

A unique opportunity to visit the Bellaire Bridge

It should come as no surprise to any regular reader of this column that my job sometimes gives me the opportunity to do things that other people just don’t get the chance to do. Such was the case as we prepared the series of stories that has been featured on the front pages of our weekend ...

States disagreed on Daylight Saving Time from the beginning

If you think the disagreements among states today regarding political issues are unique in American history, well, you’re wrong. As the nation begins Daylight Saving Time this weekend, there’s still controversy about the measure, with some states wanting none of the clock switch, others ...

Finding reality through people in local media

What were you doing this week four years ago right before we went into pandemic lockdown? Lynnda and I attended the Marietta Chamber of Commerce dinner where Shale Crescent USA had an exhibit booth. This past Monday we attended the Marietta Chamber of Commerce’s 109th annual dinner. ...

Faucets, pipes, leaks and finding the bright side

It can be hard, but sometimes you have to take a situation that most would consider bad luck and find the good in it. For example, a few weeks ago my husband, Mike, and I encountered a home maintenance issue that could have led to a disaster. We had the best of intentions when it all ...