A few weeks ago, a letter to the editor arrived via the Tribune Chronicle’s Virtual Newsroom, through which folks can submit news items, letters, obituaries, tips and sports results — among other things. A lot of readers send letters this way. Others submit via email, some send them ...

“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.” — Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) There is some conjecture on the internet — imagine that — as to whether Arendt actually said or wrote the sentence above, but it is ...

Some random thoughts while wondering why Bigfoot is suddenly on the move in Northeastern Ohio: • I’m having a bit of a hard time getting worked up about the United States and Israel taking out most of Iran’s leadership and a good portion of the rogue country’s military assets. The ...

I think I was in sixth grade when I decided that I had outgrown Eddie. That’s when I started turning in my homework as Ed. It seemed more mature, even if I really wasn’t. But the family and friends I’d grown up with never received the memo. Why not? It was 1979 and we had no way to ...

“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” — George Carlin No, I’m not referring to any actual people with that well-known quote from George Carlin, one of the greatest comedians of our time. And I understand that “our time” ...

During a press conference in April 1986, President Ronald Reagan reportedly said that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” The Great Communicator — as Reagan became known during his two terms — was not wrong. ...