Valentine’s Day is upon us, that annual holiday wherein we are required by law to express our undying love and devotion to our Significant Others. Failure to comply with this law is punishable by a lengthy banishment to the doghouse. I once pointed out to my wife that this rule is unevenly ...

Even in the depths of winter, unique signs of life abound. From the corner of the concrete bridge that spans my home water of Lake Ashtabula north of Valley City, I watched amazed through the lens of my brother’s camera phone in my text feed as a river otter tended to its coat in the chill ...

Have you noticed how fast time flies by you? In the back roads of my mind, and in yours, too, I expect, there are many good memories. Some of these back road memories were straightaways, some were gently curving, and there were always those unexpected sharp curves in the memory road. However, ...

Each year on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by many people throughout the world for the day is celebrated as a holiday in several countries. The norm is to exchange cards, candy, gifts, and flowers with a special “valentine” and loved ones. According to the History Channel ...

I remember as a kid hoping that between chores and supper, I could watch Walter Cronkite give the news on our black and white television. Yeah, I was a geek. I’ve been a news junkie ever since. I get that not everyone is so obsessed. If you have kids at home, maybe working two jobs, you ...

If you’re considering how much society has changed in the past few years, one of the things to talk about is smoke free bars. I remember when smoke in bars used to hover around the ceiling in a dense haze. I remember when many people didn’t want to wear their nicest clothes into bars ...