The World Cup is kicking off here in the United States and for the next five weeks, a sport most Americans cannot be bothered to watch will bring the rest of the planet to our doorstep. They are already arriving. Germans, Spaniards, Egyptians, Australians, every continent but Antarctica is ...

Most times when I’m invited to speak at a conference, someone introduces me by reading the short bio provided. But this past week at the Southeastern Writers’ Association Conference, my friend, the Georgia judge and novelist Lori Duff, introduced me. She started off by warning she might ...

A group of lawmakers appears to have listened to advocacy groups and ordinary Ohioans, as they have stepped away from sections of state House Bill 795 that would have banned family members from serving as paid caregivers in the state. The anti-fraud effort is understandable, but as is often ...

Is a glass of wine with dinner going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? For the past few years, we’ve been deluged with studies and news accounts suggesting that the answer is yes. This week, the USDA reinstated a caution in its dietary guidelines about ...

ORCHID: To Jennifer Blomstrom of Boardman for her potentially life-saving gift of a kidney to longtime friend and Boardman Township Administrator Jason Loree. Loree, who was diagnosed about two decades ago with polycystic kidney disease and today has only 18% normal kidney function, posted a ...

“Do Big Good.” That short but snappy commandment served as a fitting motto that Dave Yost lived by to characterize his mission as chief legal officer of Ohio. Though prissy grammar purists might take issue with his phrasing, few would deny that former state Attorney General Yost succeeded ...