Harold R. ‘Dick’ Butts
Harold R. “Dick” Butts, 85, of Sardinia, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Thursday evening, June 17, 2021 at Clermont Mercy Hospital in Batavia.He was born...
The truth is always there
In 1972, one of my favorite movies ever was made. “Deliverance” was a breakout movie for Burt Reynolds. Lewis, played by Burt, and his...
A letter to his hometown
Dear Hillsboro,It’s difficult to grasp nearly 33 years have passed since my mother (the late Bordina Burns), younger brother (Brett Captain), and I left...
Waiting for the ‘Great Compromise’
In Stacey Abrams new book “While Justice Sleeps,” her fictional president of the United States privately makes a sordid confession: “To maintain the peace,...
It’s OK to have spare time
“Do you have time for this?” my husband, Peter, asked.Peter almost never questions what I’m doing unless I’m doing something particularly stupid. Yesterday, I...
The VW with no gas guage
It was about the most strange color of green you could imagine and I probably should have never sold it. But being 16, I...
The VW with no gas guage
It was about the most strange color of green you could imagine and I probably should have never sold it. But being 16, I...
Pop music has always been dirty
My kids and I were listening to some modern music lately when my 13-year-old sprinted to her phone to try to skip to the...
A kinder, gentler capitalism?
Winston Churchill famously said, “The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings.” As a corollary, he is also reported to have...