R-T Columns
Downsizing or dismantling | Ott Observations
I think you would be hard-pressed to find an American who doesn’t think our federal government is too big and inefficient. Accordingly, there should be 100 percent consensus supporting what…
Read MoreWe aren’t in Mayberry, Dorothy | Mark’s Remarks
Regardless of how old we are or what era we grew up in, we all would like to be more trusting than we really should be. This fall, Michelle and…
Read MoreGenerosity Growing | Taste Buds
Taste Buds A new online column by Vivanda Felice and Pipa Benoit, pseudonyms for two Monroe County foodies dedicated to supporting and highlighting local food spirit and culture Generosity Growing …
Read MoreFascinating | 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…
Read MoreDEI 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…
Read MoreDeep 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…
Read MoreHealthy 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…
Read MoreSomething’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.…
Read MoreThinking 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…
Read MoreRunning 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…
Read MoreCell 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…
Read MoreA 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…
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