Easter is over, now what?
Easter Sunday in many churches is such a spectacular sight to behold.On this religious holiday many churches experience an influx of visitors, and even...
Whatever happened to civility?
It was refreshing this week to hear the winner of a primary race speak so highly of their opponent.After Portsmouth attorney Valarie Gerlach defeated...
Totalitarians In Disguise was published
Has there ever been common ground among opposing factions? Maybe, but it’s seldom, for light cannot dwell with darkness nor can oil cohere with...
Explaining the ‘Trump Syndrome’
I have sat back and watched as the political pundits have been getting it all wrong for months now, so maybe it’s time to...
How do bears hibernate?
Somewhere near Portsmouth there is probably a bear hibernating. How do bears do that? The first thing to clarify is that hibernating is not...
Johnson calls for passage of Charter amendments
First Ward City Councilman Kevin W. Johnson has sent a letter to the Daily Times calling for voters in the city’s six wards to...
Reevaluating my value system
When I was young, and I was young once, adults used to talk about the importance of having a value system. I never gave...
Extrapolation On Presidential Thoughts, Then, And Now
President Obama recently gave his final State of the Union address. The legacy of his presidency will be the subject of debate for quite...
Unreasonable searches
On the evening of March 16, 2011, a Lake Township patrol officer and canine handler – Kelly Clark – pulled from the median on...
Straight Paths: “This isn’t what I signed up for”
The year was 2004 and Dennis had just returned from a tour in Iraq as an Army National Guard platoon sergeant. Dennis and I...
