Here we are again, looking in the rearview mirror at another year gone by.
2024 provided quite a ride for people in Eastern Ohio and all around the world. We shared some of those experiences with some of our global neighbors, but some of those experiences were unique to our region.
Locally, ...
Over Christmas I think we saw the classic movie “A Christmas Story” three times. It was playing in the background Christmas Day. I can relate to the entire movie, except growing up we had a natural gas and not a coal furnace. Dad was a master at changing fuses in the basement after we ...
I am an animal lover — a fact evidenced by the numerous pets that have passed through my life — and dogs, in particular, seem to respond to me and me to them.
A week ago, I had the chance to help a couple of pups in what seemed to be an oddly coincidental series of events.
First, I ...
Talking to some friends after church last weekend, one commented, “As we get older, time seems to fly by. I can’t believe 2024 is almost over.” Time, is a great equalizer. We all have different talents and abilities. Some people have more money than others. We all have 24 hours in a day ...
Christmas is an event that has emerged in bits and pieces, formed from out of the mists of antiquity.
The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas time dates back to a practice in vogue in pagan Rome. Each year, on Dec. 17 and 18, ancient Romans celebrated the festival of Saturnalia, honoring ...
Last week at the Outer Banks our family discussed relationships.
One of our friends has been married four times. A comment made was, “Of course, they married the same type of person all four times.”
I remarked, “A definition of insanity is doing the same thing …”
Lynnda, my ...