August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month
August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Ohio and Aug. 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). Research suggests that breastfeeding is a key modifiable factor...
Giving Ohioans a Raise
It’s simple: if you work extra hours, you should earn extra pay. Yet all too often, Ohioans are working longer days without the overtime...
The Ironies of War and Armistice: Reflections from the Demilitarized Zone
This past summer I was invited to teach literary interpretation and academic writing at a small Reformed-Christian seminary outside of Seoul, South Korea. At...
Choosing a yoga instructor with helpful BBB tips
About two billion people worldwide do yoga each year. Yoga can help with flexibility, stress relief and fitness. But, before you choose a yoga...
‘Everything Pharmaceutical Companies Hate’
Earlier this year, my work to lower drug prices for Ohio families was described as combining “every policy idea drug lobbyists hate.” And that’s...
Protecting military from financial predators
If you go to Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Dayton, you’ll see payday lenders and car title lenders set up on the streets around...
Freedom for all
OHIO — Peggy Garner had a deeper and different understanding of liberty than Patrick Henry — he who famously shouted “Give me liberty or...
The Joys of Life
In an effort to squeegee politics out of my life for a long weekend, I recently attended several sporting events that highlighted my granddaughters’...
Remembering Two Ohio Heroes
This Memorial Day weekend, we’ll gather together with family and friends to usher in the unofficial start of summer. We will do so in...
‘May we never forget’
A tear welled up in Hal’s eye, a deep sadness etched across his face as he recalled the moment. Omaha Beach, the day after...
