Andrew Unverferth
Wizard of Oz, part 2 | Ott Observations
As I watch the ads for the latest “Wicked” movie, I find myself reminiscing about my childhood when we watched the “Wizard of Oz.” The annual TV broadcast was the…
Annual Non-Thankful List | Mark’s Tullis
I thought I had published one of these lists every year since 2019 but upon further research, I discovered that might not have been the case. I found “first…
Scour hole fix brings relief, but not long-term safety
By JOSH RODENBERG Crews are finally filling the scour hole that has been creeping toward the Stringtown levee for years. It is the right move and it significantly reduces the…
Commander-in-chief? | Ott Observations
Perhaps unique in our history, all the senior leaders of our military branches were summoned from around the world to a meeting Sept. 30 in Quantico, Va. Secretary of War…
Every day’s a holiday | Mark’s Remarks
One of the things I miss about teaching is the funny stuff we used to do in my classroom. I had a cool calendar that I got sometime in the…
Genetic testing for cancer is becoming more common. What should we know? | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable.…
Narcissism revisited | Mark’s Remarks
A few weeks ago, I bumped into someone who mentioned a column I wrote years back – something about narcissism. To be honest, I barely remembered it. But we got…
Real negotiations | Ott Observations
In the fall of 1962, our country discovered that the Soviet Union had installed nuclear missiles in nearby Cuba. The prior year, a CIA-trained paramilitary group of Cuban expatriates had…