A popular 50s-70s TV favorite was a show called, “What’s My Line,” where panelists asked questions of guests trying to determine what that guest did for a living. The panel consisted of regulars Dorothy Kilgallen, Journalist; Arlene Francis, Actress, Radio/Television talk show host; a ...

A few weeks ago, I found a jar of dandelion jelly in my cupboard. I made that a few years back, but it was still good. That got me to thinking about how we used nature to provide. My mother-in-law and her sister always enjoyed eating dandelion salad. When Aunt Lillian celebrated one of her ...

We need new drugs to fight COVID-19 and other diseases. But our government’s approval process makes that too hard. This year’s pandemic got regulators to say they’ll speed the approval process. The FDA adopted Emergency Use Authorization to speed up approval of some tests, medical ...

One group of Americans is marching and shouting in protest against perceived excesses of the “nanny state.” My rantings against the “nanny state” arouse the neighbors’ dogs, cats and chickens, a quarter-mile distant from my yard, where the rantings take place. The anti-nannies ...

April is the month when we in this part of the world have a good chance of experiencing the last vestiges of winter, the usual spring, or an early summer. Even when the waters of Lake Erie — the main source of moisture for snow that falls here — completely or nearly completely freeze ...

At the beginning of each semester at Kent State, where I teach in the journalism school, I make a point of opening my arms wide and saying to students, “Welcome to your adulthood.” The frequency of alarmed faces affirms both my suspicions and my intentions. I teach mostly juniors and ...