Two-thirds of Ohio residents are obese or overweight. The Associated Press reported that this month. The good news – as it were – is that Ohio is ranked 13th out of the 50 states in fatness. Having first-hand knowledge of issues, I know this can be serious problem. In the 1950s, Ohio was a relatively healthy […]
Early Saturday morning I read through the Associated Press that actor James Arness died Friday at the age of 88. Even now I have enjoyed watching Arness in reruns of “Gunsmoke” and “How the West was Won” almost as much as watching a John Wayne film. Recently I saw them both in “The Sea Chase.” For me, […]
In my spare time, I volunteer at a rural food bank in Sandusky County run by my sisters’ church. It is not surprising that so many families turn to church and public foodbanks to get through when check and food stamps can’t stretch far enough each month. My grandparents who lived through the Great Depression […]