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Tap dancing my way to a ‘bucket list’
March 10, 2013 Secretly, I’ve always wanted to tap dance. And I don’t mean around issues — I mean tap dancing where you can hear that cool connection between your shoes and the floor. more »»
Guest column/We often find that we can’t avoid our personal hell
March 10, 2013 “Hell is other people.” — “No Exit,” Jean-Paul Sartre In March 1931 in Scottsboro, Ala. more »»
Letusick house grows by 2 feet
March 10, 2013 He’s finally here! After months of anticipation and weeks of waiting, Baby Boy arrived Feb. 20, not because he wanted to, but because the doctor said it was time. more »»
Guest column/Shadows lengthen on access to public records
March 10, 2013 Every year, Sunshine Week, which runs today through Saturday, underscores the importance of open government across the nation. more »»
A little of this and a little of that
March 10, 2013 I had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of JoAnne Faulkner of Weirton at one of the Holiday Cookbook contests in the early 1990s, and we went on to become great friends through our cooking... more »»
Perspective important
March 3, 2013 The way any story that is based on an historical event is viewed, like everything in life, comes down to the perspective of the person who actually is doing the viewing. more »»
Make way for Tugboat Annie, Barn Boy
March 3, 2013 The beauty of living, I’ve discovered, is that you either learn something new every day or you’re reminded anew of something you may have forgotten. Recent weeks have been testimony to that. more »» 
A double bonus Valentine’s Day
March 3, 2013 Valentine’s Day is nice when it comes on Feb. 14, but when it comes again on Feb. 20, that is a bonus. more »»
Guest column/Much amuck in college sports
March 2, 2013 In recent weeks, I have reached out to a dozen presidents and chancellors to get their take on the state of college football and all of them came from big time academic-athletic institutions of... more »»
A non-moviegoer but Oscar show viewer
February 24, 2013 I’ve never been a big go-to-the-movies person. The last one I went to was in 2004. more »»
Oscars mean excitement
February 24, 2013 People go the movies for a wide variety of reasons. Some get caught up in action movies as a way to get that adrenaline going. Others like to immerse themselves in a good mystery. more »» 
Returning to the ‘business groove’
February 24, 2013 The past week was busy again. After I spent so much time hibernating for three weeks, I forgot how to get back into the “business groove. more »»
Guest colimn/Remembering the man behind ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’
February 24, 2013 From 1619, when the degradation of slavery began, African-Americans have always kept a song within their hearts. more »»
Guest column/Louis Berkman leaves behind a legacy of generosity
February 17, 2013 Last month, this world lost one of the most generous and kind-spirited men I have ever had the privilege of knowing — someone whom I admired and respected on both a personal and business leve. more »»
Nothing says love like milk and barrels
February 17, 2013 Nothing says love quite like a quart of special milk for the lactose intolerant. It ended up being one of my four gifts to Better Half for the 2013 installment of Valentine’s Da. more »»
Guest column/Lessons of South Africa have not been forgotten
February 17, 2013 The vast tapestry of African and African-American history forms an intricate design, weaving together good and evil, freedom and slavery, justice and repressio. more »» 
A chilly, successful chili cook-off
February 17, 2013 The weather last Saturday had just enough of a chill to make the Brightway Center chili cook-off a success for a first-time cooking event. more »»
Guest column/Ohio regains economic edge
February 16, 2013 Just over two years ago, John Kasich and I were sworn in as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, and we committed ourselves to turning Ohio around. more »»
Guest column/Brown v. Board of education remains landmark decision
February 10, 2013 One of the most degrading points of slavery, which ran between 1619 and 1863, in addition to dividing families, whippings, beatings and killings, was the fact that African-Americans were forbidden t... more »»
Continuing to wage a losing glove war
February 10, 2013 It would be a good thing if Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for an early spring came true. That way, maybe I’ll get through what’s left of this winter with at least one pair of gloves still to my name. more »» |
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