Friday, December 2, 2022

Back in the Saddle

Friend enriched life tremendously

Chances are you never met Jack Powers. Your life would have been enriched if you had.
Appreciate the table you have

It was a typical Ronald family Thanksgiving, probably in the mid-1960s.
Politics looked better at a distance

Last week’s election got me thinking about Sparkle Crowe.
Life is wonderful despite challenges

Some friendships require effort. Others sustain themselves.
Acts of kindness weren’t forgotten

It was the summer of 1968, a hot and divisive summer in the history of America, but you’d never know it from one hitchhiker’s experience.
Columnist wasn’t afraid of ghosts

“What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done for a story?” someone asked.
Marathon game was exhausting

I’m exhausted. And I haven’t done anything.
There’s a lot to do in Jay County

Professional hand-wringers love to decry the loss of community in America. They should have been around this weekend.
Arrival of fall recalls local legends

Did anyone ever really believe in the Hollow Block monster?
Memories of Minor Leagues endure

Why watch minor league baseball?
Jet journey was rewarding

Mike Snyder hit the button as I was heading out of the newsroom.
Rain couldn’t dampen the holiday

“You feel like cooking out this weekend?” my wife asked.
College move-in sparked memories

We were awful. There we were, taking Sally down to Bloomington for her freshman year at Indiana University, and all we could talk about was what it was like — a million years ago — when our parents had taken us off to college.
Cabin turned into a labor of love

“So,” said my wife of 48 years, “what were your first impressions?”
Northeast Ohio exit brings a smile

Plugging down Interstate 90, heading for home after two weeks of vacation, we passed the exit for Geneva on the Lake, east of Cleveland, and I found myself smiling.

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