A heartrending tragedy has rocked the city of Frisco, Texas: A stabbing at a track meet on April 2 left a beloved and outstanding student-athlete dead. Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old junior linebacker on the football team at Memorial High School, was stabbed in the heart. Karmelo Anthony, also ...
DEAR EDITOR: Gov. Mike DeWine signing Senate Bill 1 into law didn’t just hurt higher education in Ohio — it put a giant asterisk next to every degree that comes out of this state. Going forward, diplomas from Ohio’s public universities might as well come with a disclaimer: “Censored by ...
As a child I frequently visited relatives in southern Indiana. A great uncle tried to keep me from exploring his cellar (as they were called then) by telling me the boogeyman was down there and would “get you” if I descended the stairs. It worked. Boogeymen are nothing new. They have ...
DEAR EDITOR: My thanks to the Tribune Chronicle for publishing an article about our son, Frank Shirley, in the Business Briefs of the March 22-23 edition. His mother and I are so happy for and proud of him. In addition, please forward our gratitude to whomever submitted / printed the same ...
The U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787 both to establish a new central government and to limit it. Some of the limitations are direct, some are subtle, and some are hidden. The chief instrument of limitation is the separation of powers, the brainchild of James Madison. The late Justice ...
DEAR EDITOR: In our recent world of chaos, I am compelled to write this plea to save the life of our libraries across the state of Ohio. It has come to my attention that the Ohio House Legislature intends to reduce major funding to the valued, rich and intellectual growth of our communities ...