It is said – there’s debate whether it’s true – that upon his retirement President Eisenhower was asked if he had made any mistakes while in o…
By Dennis E. Powell
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You’ve probably heard of, and maybe even own, what are known as “active noise-canceling headphones.”
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The world’s response to a pandemic is this:
Last week we learned something fascinating and by my lights frightening.
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Even our most threatening problems and hottest disagreements matter not a whit to the celestial expanse of which we’re a barely noticeable part.
Early the afternoon of July 8, 2010 – ten years ago today – I had my last cigarette.
It is July 1, so the first half of this miserable year is over.
It’s a national joke, but not for us. Thank goodness.
Many of us have cut the cable and embraced television delivered via the internet. Less attention is paid to streaming radio. That’s sad, becau…
A lot of small cities – Athens among them – owe much of their existence to local colleges and universities.
I curled into my girlfriend’s arms and sobbed the night before prematurely moving out of my West Union Street apartment a few months ago. My f…
Here’s what might be some good news in a time when we could use it: the Asian ladybugs seem to have disappeared. Have you noticed this where you are?
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We’re entering the annual period when it is hot and sticky every day, the possibility of a soaking thunderstorm always present. Must be time f…
One of the effects of our weird zombie spring has been the disordering of time.
People seem to be watching more television than usual, and I’m among them.
My friend Pat Murphy came here to sell his book. With luck, in a month he’ll be back home.
We’ve always been encouraged to be positive, but the word has taken on a whole new meaning lately.
Just under 10 years ago, the Verizon company sold its Ohio landline telephone business to a company called Frontier Communications.
It’s told as a joke, but the way it’s used, and will be used, isn’t funny at all.
Passover began last night. Today is Maundy Thursday in most of the Christian world.