R-T Columns
You’ve Got This: Don’t Give Up on Quitting Smoking | For Your Health
By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with efforts to curb…
Read MoreFriday nights, MTV and Casey
I recently had my 40th class reunion, and it is as mind boggling as all facets of growing older are. However, I will have to write about that reunion…
Read MoreWizard 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…
Read MoreAnnual 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…
Read MoreCommander-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…
Read MoreEvery 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…
Read MoreGenetic 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.…
Read MoreNarcissism 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…
Read MoreReal 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…
Read MoreSpooked | Mark’s Remarks
Do you ever get that weird little itch to scare yourself? Not like full-on horror movie trauma — just a good, spooky story that sends a chill down your spine…
Read MoreMiracles | Mark’s Remarks
It seems to me that people get farther and farther away from God with each passing day. I read some of the drivel on Facebook and see some of the…
Read MoreWhat are we doing? | Ott Observations
At 1 a.m. Sept. 30, ICE agents raided a five-story apartment building in Chicago. Agents rappelled from helicopters onto the roof, kicked down doors, threw flash bang grenades and arrested…
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