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  • The Russians are spooked, with reason

    For decades, during the Cold War, America operated a sophisticated propaganda war against expansionist Soviet Communism. We supported an alphabet soup of agencies that worked to undermine Soviet legitimacy at home and in the captured nations of Eastern Europe. We won the Cold War, and we can repeat this success story.
  • A new era in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's treatment
    One recent clinical trial, conducted by a small Florida-based biotech company, is so exciting for researchers like me. The trial provided compelling evidence that it's possible to halt cognitive decline in certain Alzheimer's patients by targeting a protein that causes brain inflammation without simultaneously targeting a related protein that helps protect the brain. 
  • Property taxes in Ohio: An unrealized gains tax burdening Highland County
    From my vantage point, it’s clear that Ohio’s property tax system often functions as a tax on unrealized gains, unfairly burdening homeowners, particularly those on fixed incomes.
  • America must have a Census recount
    The Census Bureau for years has included illegal aliens in its census count, which determines the number of congressional seats (and federal tax dollars) each state gets.
  • The truth will set students free from the leftist media cult
    Senate Bill 1 is designed to ensure professors and students have the freedom to bring all perspectives to the table – left, right and middle.
  • Sweat equity
    Folks who know that we lived in a 366-square-foot house for 12 years and then moved into our larger 930-square-foot log home, often exclaim, "Well, you two must certainly get along well." We smile.
  • August 14, 1935: A day that shall live in infamy
    I made my first Social Security payment in March 1970. Here we are in August 2025, 665 months later, and I am still paying into Social Security because I still work. I would estimate that the return I have received on average on my “investment” has been less than 3%.  
  • School is starting: Here's what I'm committing to for my students
    Education isn't just transmitting knowledge; it's developing whole humans capable of critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and meaningful contribution.
  • Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’
    The financial troubles of Social Security are not new. They have worsened through both Republican and Democratic administrations alike.
  • Newsom, Dems try to out-Trump Texas on redistricting
    California Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez filed an ethics complaint against the governor with the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission, accusing Newsom of misusing taxpayer funds to launch a campaign supporting the redistricting ballot initiative.
  • Chocolate bars are great
    Alex suddenly realized he was starving – according to his standards. Of course, that standard set low, as his stomach pretty much governed his life. Forty-five minutes without something going into his mouth seemed like forever to that growing teenager. 
  • Trump Admin efforts could sharply reduce DC crime
    D.C.’s violent crime rate still exceeds that of every state by at least 54% and rivals or surpasses many major cities.
  • Red or Blue: AI is coming for you
    Want to know if AI is coming for your job?  Pull up a county-by-county map of the 2024 election. You might find your answer in red and blue.
  • Smoke and mirrors – caveat emptor
    Regardless of any corporate spin, local service means local service, whether it is in private-sector business, law enforcement, health care, education or anything else. To spin it otherwise, is just the obscuring or embellishing of the truth of a disconnected situation with misleading or irrelevant information.
  • A sermon on Luke 12:49-53
    The fire of Jesus will purify you. It will burn away your sin, burn away your doubts, burn away your fears, burn away your hate, burn away your pride, and burn away anything that is not of God in your soul.
  • On the Moraine, Part XXIV
    One evening, John developed a terrible cold, and Mother became very worried about him and thought is was pleurisy. We had no car, no established doctor, or anything. These things developed into a pattern – they happened when Dad was in Troy working.
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