Columns
Black History Month and black women
Let us teach our black daughters and our white daughters about civil rights and activists for freedom during Black History Month. Let us care about wo...
This thing called hope
What keeps a mother on her knees as she prays for her wounded soldier son? What keeps family members beside a hospital bed throughout the long night? ...
Kindness is in the little and big things
“Three things in human life are important: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind,” proclaimed Hen...
What’s wrong with people?—What’s right with people?
People are messy creatures. People come with flaws, faults, and problems. People make blunders, mistakes, and errors.We are complicated and complex. W...
Freedom Land– The Underground Railroad
Portsmouth was a place of freedom for slaves escaping across the Ohio River. The slaves that were fortunate enough to escape needed to shelter in a sa...
Shark businesses abound in Ohio
Payday lenders, pawn shops, car title loans, and rent-to-own stores. For-profit businesses that feed off the desperation of people in financial crisis...
Twitter tweeters need to chill before they spill
Do you have a Twitter account? It is a powerful internet tool with instant access to other humans.Twitter, created in 2006, is an online social networ...
Transportation in the City of Portsmouth-horse, buggy and trolley days
As America grew, so did the need to have suitable transportation to get from here to there. In Portsmouth that need was as much a difficulty as it was...
Kudos to school counselors during National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), will be celebrated from Feb. 4–8, to focus publi...
A war on women rages around the globe
From the beginning of the beginning, women have experienced violence at the hands of men. On the seven continents, domestic violence, war rape and sex...
