Despite my upbringing, I have become a bit of a cook in my own right. You see, my mother never really liked to cook — although she was quite good at it. As the only girl in a family of five children, she was often forced to do the cooking in her teenage years. She always sort of resented ...

A few weeks ago, I was humbled and honored to attend a Pittsburgh Pirates game with a great bunch of pastors and community leaders. I don’t remember the last time I have been to a game. I am sure I have been in the last three years, but it was not anytime recent. I have taken close to ...

I had a rare but enjoyable visit from two of my cousins who live deep in southern Ohio this past week. My first cousin Sandy Wilkin is my late mother’s niece, and she always reminds me very much of the entire Lambert side of my family. She and her son, Adam, stopped by after attending a ...

This week our daughter, Dannielle came to visit us from Maryland. We had a good visit. Dannielle and I ran together and played golf. She spent mother-daughter time with Lynnda. Bradley, our grade school neighbor, came over and we played games in the evening. Dannielle brought Arnie, ...

Ohio’s education budget compromise this year includes a massive expansion of its school voucher programs, so it’s a good time to review why lawmakers should be ending these programs rather than expanding them. Under the proposed deal, taxpayer-funded vouchers will become nearly universal, ...

It seems that the heat is on, folks. The University of Maine’s Climate Analyzer reported this week that worldwide temperatures on several recent days were the hottest on record. Not every agency agrees with that. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for instance, ...