Last Sunday my daughter, Dannielle and I ran a half-marathon in Toledo, Ohio. The weather was cool, great for running. It was a beautiful course winding through neighborhoods. Dannielle and I had some great conversations. Her college roommate is now a doctor in Toledo who has a lake cottage. We spent Saturday relaxing and visiting […]
Southeastern Ohio businesses were given a powerful new tool that is paying dividends across our region thanks to JobsOhio. JobsOhio, Ohio’s private economic development corporation, rolled out the Inclusion Grant program in 2020 to help existing Ohio businesses invest in and grow their operations. Through the program, scores of locally-owned small businesses in Appalachia have […]
Throughout American history individuals or small groups have made a big difference. Recently, I was a guest on an Oklahoma radio show about energy and manufacturing. One of the listeners asked if I had seen the PBS Documentary Sherwood Forest. Itaired in January. I hadn’t heard of it. He sent me the link to the […]
Easter Sunday the pandemic ended for Lynnda and me. Our church was the last major venue still with COVID restrictions. Thanks to the Bishop and our pastor that all ended on Sunday. For the first time in over 3 years, the collection basket was passed instead of sitting on a table at the back of […]
Some years ago, my wife, Lynnda, was working at a nursing home. She came home from work in tears. “I’m going to get fired tomorrow.” When I asked what happened, she explained there was an incident with a patient. Two of the nursing assistants who were responsible got together and blamed Lynnda. They were all […]