Parenting-related titles at library offer motherload of good reading
“You are NOT Special,” by David McCullough Jr. is an important new book in the library.
Its author gave a commencement address...
HONOROverdue
SHIRLEY Hilycord still remembers the built-up shoe her husband, Bob, wore throughout their marriage. “His one leg was four or five inches shorter than...
Balancing free market needed for greater good
As the Columbus municipal elections approach and campaigns heat up on state and national levels, I am noticing more candidates and pundits espousing the...
Sometimes, mothers need to not just pray for others, but themselves
Have you ever wanted to do something for a friend who was hurting, but it seemed there was nothing you could do?
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Tap into power of U.S. business
This year marks the 50-year anniversary of Warren Buffett acquiring control of Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”), and his annual shareholder letter is chock full of...
Parkside teacher goes beyond 3rd-grade classroom
Sandy Watts stopped by our house one night last week to drop off a present. There was an irony in the occasion. I was...
The great
There’s no point in trying to sugar-coat it. The bitter rift that has resulted in two nations occupying the American land mass now characterizes...
Seek variety to hold attention span
Board books are for babies and toddlers. Picture books are for preschoolers. Easy readers, or beginning chapter books, are for early elementary school kids....
It takes more than ideals: Learning to be citizen involves problem solving
The question usually comes toward the end of a public meeting. Some knotty problem is being discussed, and someone in the audience will raise...
A lesson in forgiveness: What it is, and what it’s not
“Resentment is like drinking poison — and expecting the other person to die.”
— Paula Bloom
It is not necessarily...
