R-T Columns
Noticing progress (and those opposed to it) | Ott Observations
I spent the past few weeks on a vacation, driving to the east coast and back. There were road construction delays on virtually every highway I traveled. Rather than…
Read MoreSpooky stories again | Mark’s Remarks
I think I have shared, over the years a bunch of personal and passed-down stories that serve to raise the hairs on the back of the neck. The stories I…
Read MoreShedding Light on Family History and Cancer Risk | For Your Health
Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center If you ask some of your friends to name three things that increase the risk of cancer, it’d be likely that some version…
Read MoreNegligence and abuse; subtle or not so subtle? | Mark’s Remarks
en we think of abuse, we immediately think of the physical; things we can see. We hear about and experience stories of abuse. It’s all around us. In this…
Read MoreThe Jekyll and Hyde voter | Ott Observations
A couple of recent national surveys got me thinking about how disconnected our voting ideology can be from what we really want. The Pew Research Center found that only…
Read MoreManners, ad nauseum | Mark’s Remarks
I think I’ve written about manners and the way people behave way too much over the years. I’m starting to get a little tired of myself, actually. But heck. What…
Read MoreNot a Sunday drive | Mark’s Remarks
Back in the late fall or early winter of 1993, Michelle and I were an engaged couple who often took drives around the city or to places we wanted to…
Read MoreWhy we have sports in schools | Ott Observation
gh school girls volleyball coach. The lawsuit claims the coach subjected the team to demoralizing and degrading activities. I’m not unfamiliar with the behaviors and practices of volleyball coaches, having…
Read MorePositive outcomes | Mark’s Remarks
It’s no secret to readers and folks who know me that I get a little bit passionate and up in the air when it comes to people bashing our schools. …
Read MoreThe classics | Mark’s Remarks
I may be late to the ballgame, as I am just discovering some articles and books on the subject of classical education. Now really, I’ve read this stuff before and…
Read MoreSimple Tips for Keeping Weight in Check | For Your Health
Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Weight can be a tricky topic. While our weight has no bearing on who we are or how we should be viewed or…
Read MoreLive and Let Live | Ott Observations
A conservative friend who reads my columns recently asked me what I thought about transgenders, specifically about athletes. He knows I have a stepdaughter who once played college volleyball.…
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