The secret to a happy marriage is love
One day last week, a woman told me the story of her parents. As her father's arthritis began to worsen, her mother began helping him dress each morning.
Ohio’s government stymies growth
When your mama didn’t raise you right
All of my columns carry alternate titles (if only in my head). What the nice typesetter might call it and what I call it is often something else entirely.
Dealing with Diabetes
Eating healthy is important for everyone, especially for people with diabetes because the type and amounts of food can have a great impact on your blood glucose (sugar).
Pork industry an illogical quagmire
Before a months-long summer slips into a months-long winter, it's time to use this week or two interlude - formerly called fall - to sweep my office.
Hereford sale furthers optimistic view
The world of agriculture keeps evolving in all sorts of ways, and it is refreshing to be able to say that many things are looking up.
Farm bill revives New Zealand truth
As sure as the rooster crows every morning, someone will crow every farm bill year on how New Zealand's 1984 elimination of government farm programs has brought a never-ending dawn to Kiwi farmers.
Fall brilliance brings soft heartache
This is the time of year that slows us down enough to enjoy the grandeur all around us. The leaves are absolutely stunning as the bright blue sky serves as their backdrop and the sunshine dapples the entire show with brilliance.
Pester power: Who’s the adult here?
I wish there was a vaccine for parents, administered around the time their children start talking, that provided immunity to kidfluence.
October skies bring autumn splendor
For me, Christmas morning can't hold a candle to one of these rare October dawns when the sun is not quite up and the dew is heavy on the grass and contrails play tic-tac-toe in heaven's splendid blue vault.
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