Racism: Delusion to overcome
Happy Black History Month to all connoisseurs of soul across the Valley. My house, CE 1854, sits on The Underground Railroad in Warren and as I write this I can imagine how good it felt to house a...
View ArticleTEDx and a learning institute
I think of myself as somewhat of an adventurous person. So I was really excited when I learned that the first TEDx event was coming to our area and indeed, arrived on Jan. 24.
View ArticleTEDx and a learning institute
I think of myself as somewhat of an adventurous person. So I was really excited when I learned that the first TEDx event was coming to our area and indeed, arrived on Jan. 24.
View ArticleTesting ad nauseam ineffective
Candidates for teaching in Ohio schools must successfully complete a series of tests before they even enter a classroom as professional educators.
View ArticleThis taxpayer would like roads cleared
Go absolutely anywhere in our county, and unless you're talking to a mammal in total hibernation, you'll start talking about the weather in about two seconds.
View ArticleTrying to enjoy a harsh winter
This cold winter weather has a way of wearing us down and making us all stir crazy. So we need to dig deep and find ways to appreciate Ohio's most challenging season.
View ArticleTraveling, snow and other things
I wish there was a way that the Youngstown Regional Airport, actually located in Vienna, could become a hub for some "regular" airline with flights to lots of places. Having lived here long enough, I...
View Article'Dream Job' clause needed at YSU
There are several elements of this news event that I want to believe. First, I want to believe that Dr. Randy Dunn would not have even allowed himself to be recruited by any other university than...
View ArticleEnd blame game, take responsibility
One of the most important lessons any child learns is this: We each have responsibility for our own selves.
View ArticleFrederick Douglass' spirit returns
Today is 138 years to the day (March 1) since the great black American orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, visited Warren in 1876. He had also made one pre-Civil War visit in 1847.
View ArticleReal life and make-believe on screen
We've recently become bored with regular television programming. We only have the 63-channel extended basic service, not the uber-deluxe, 2.2 million channels you can get when you sign up for the...
View ArticleYSU Festival art astounds
One of the judges of the Youngstown State University English Festival Art Contest stared at the group of 22 entries from the grades 7-9 division.
View ArticleThe American Dream is still alive
Since I started writing these columns over six months ago, a consistent theme has emerged: Calls to our Mahoning Valley to grow in the virtues of hard work, personal responsibility, collaboration and...
View ArticleTeen sues parents for 'child support' - What's next?
A teenager in New Jersey is suing her parents for "immediate support, current private school fees, and future college tuition." She claims that her mother and father "tossed her out of their home and...
View ArticleSpringtime means good fishing
It is with some reservation that I give away my best fishing advice. But then again sharing is caring.
View ArticleGoing to the dogs... for therapy
Up until five years ago, I had only heard about therapy dogs. I didn't know anyone personally who had a dog involved in that that kind of work. I had heard there was a program at Trumbull Memorial...
View ArticleSouthern fried opinions
Recently, my wife and I visited friends in Florida. We traversed the Sunshine State about half way down the peninsula from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Shores. No, we are not ''snowbirds'' (but we...
View ArticleChrist can make one cleaner than 'clean'
"I've been clean for six months!" These words are not uncommon among those who reside at our Rescue Mission in Youngstown.
View ArticleListening goes a long way
There, I said it. I know that makes me a crazy person, or at least it makes me feel that way, because everyone I know is working out practically all the time.
View ArticleReality imitating art imitating reality
A black gentleman from Akron purportedly claims to be more fearful of seeing several black teens walking toward him than if they were white teens. Who am I to question another man's phobias? They're...
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