Republic-Times
‘If you can keep it’ | Ott Observations
Recently I read an editorial by Solomon Stevens, author of the book “Religion, Politics, and the Law.” In his view, representative democracy can be so frustrating it draws us to…
The bike | Mark’s Remarks
How important was your bike when you were growing up? To most kids growing up in the 1970s and 80s, the bike was like an extra limb. I live in…
A drink at the skating rink | Mark’s Remarks
I received a lot of flak in the past for writing about poor service, cleanliness, and so on at area restaurants. My sons, who began working fast food when they…
Failing econ 51 | Ott Observations
When I attended the University of Missouri, there was a famous class primarily due to a dynamic professor that made a boring subject interesting. Econ 51 was the foundational economics…
Pools | Mark’s Remarks
Pools and summer. My earliest recollection of being in a swimming pool is when I accompanied my older cousins to the city pool as a kid. I was probably…
Exterior cracking | Mark’s Remarks
There are days and weeks and months when I am pretty sure I’m going to go full-blown curmudgeon. Michelle would say to me “Don’t look now” as she usually…
Right vs Wrong | Ott Observations
Our daily news cycle constantly features district court, appeals court and Supreme Court decisions about actions taken by our executive branch of government. We are a government fighting amongst ourselves. …
McDonald’s commercial | Mark’s Remarks
I’m not kidding you, I feel like crying is part of growing older. But I’m often quite surprised at what can cause me to tear up. Sometimes it’s annoying. Sometimes…