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Fascinating | Mark’s Remarks
There’s a lot of reflecting after one retires from a job, I think. You, of course, always wonder how things could have been different. You look back on things…
DEI thoughts | Ott Observations
Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed fighter group known as the Tuskegee Airmen. They were the nation’s first Black military pilots. Their “Tuskegee” name…
Deep Rock | Mark’s Remarks
We all had aspirations of careers that appealed to us when we were kids. My oldest wanted to work in a grocery store and run the cash register. I…
Healthy eating tips for National Nutrition Month | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center March is National Nutrition Month, prompting me to wonder how often this column focuses on the links between what we eat and…
Something’s got to give here | Mark’s Remarks
I’m gettin’ real tired of this aging thing. Some of it seems to have just creeped into my life and some of it seems to have just popped up overnight.…
Thinking it through | Ott Observations
I once worked for an automotive industry supplier. We made the metal tongue that snaps into your seat belt buckle. We were a second tier supplier, selling the tongues to…
Running high | Mark’s Remarks
This week, I read an article written by Amy Betters-Midtvedt, an author and former teacher who has written books about raising kids, teaching, and life in general. I don’t agree…
Cell phone: Instruments of Satan | Mark’s Remarks
I used to laugh at older folks who got in such a tizzy about cell phones or computers. Being a “tweener,” I came along on sort of the tail end…
A nobility competition | Ott Observations
This past Jan. 20 was an unusually noteworthy day for all Americans. It was the day we inaugurated a new president, once again transferring power peacefully in a rite of…
Quiet! We’re on the air | Mark’s Remarks
When I was growing up, I often remember how my family bragged about good manners. I came from hard-working farm folk, and clean houses, clean cars, clean kids and good…