As Americans try to focus on upcoming holidays and rapidly approaching New Year’s resolutions, data accompanying this National Diabetes Awareness Month reminds that many of us have some work to do regarding our health. This is no time for nasty digs about SNAP and the health of those living ...

As we are in what I like to call the seventh-inning stretch of the fall semester, my English composition students are preparing to write their final short essay on “Gen Z: Technology and Communication.” This is the topic where I feel my students are experts since, as Gen Zers, they are the ...

Given the degree to which so many in Washington, D.C., have shown us their reluctance to do their jobs — or remember for whom they work — lately, it is likely the 2026 elections will be a time for voters to take action. In Ohio, change is imminent, as redrawn congressional districts will ...

Reading commentary about the recent elections, I thought of an observation of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Feynman said, “The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.” That is, we must always be disciplined in looking ...

So, how was your Remembrance Sunday? The British Parliament — and people — wear red poppy symbols to honor soldiers who fell in the Great War trenches, World War II and ever since. The U.S. Senate had one Remembrance Sunday, Nov. 9, that I’ll never forget. As night fell outside the ...

If you have been arguing with members of your household about whether the time is right for putting up Christmas decorations (ahead of Thanksgiving), perhaps try mentioning that the bells are already ringing at local retail establishments that host Salvation Army red kettles. The season has ...