Odds and ends as July reaches the mid-point:
Kathy and I just returned from five days on Anna Maria Island in Florida, joining our daughter Alison, son-in-law Matt, and grandsons Tripp and...
THE AUTO EDITION—THE ELDORA MILLION, K-CARS, AND OBJECTS IN MIRRO
Let’s preface today’s award-winning column by stating that this is the slowest time of the sports year. Baseball, the WNBA, and soccer are basically...
COMEBACKS, SCREWBALLS, AND SKYSCRAPERS
How about those never-say-die Reds? With the Taylor Swift concert getting ready to start at nearby Paycor Stadium (evidently the event of the year...
COMEBACKS, SCREWBALLS, AND SKYSCRAPERS
How about those never-say-die Reds? With the Taylor Swift concert getting ready to start at nearby Paycor Stadium (evidently the event of the year...
HISTORY, THE DRAFT, AND THE DOLDRUMS
What a great series took place down at the Great American Ballpark over the weekend between the Reds and the Braves! For only the...
LINKS, LABORS OF LOVE, AND LAKE LIFE
Did you happen to watch the lengthy television coverage of the US Open over the weekend? Twenty-nine year-old Wyndham Clark displayed nerves of steel...
RAIDERS, A SPLENDID SPLINTER, AND A STAMPEDE
Heartbreak for the Russia Raider baseball team as they fell in the state D-IV championship game up in Akron Saturday to Berlin Hiland. After defeating...
THOUGHTS, BELTED GALLOWAYS, AND FREE FALLIN’
Random thoughts on a Sunday evening:
First, congratulations to all area high school as well as college graduates!! Another step along the way of life’s journey...
AKRON, COLUMBUS, INDIANAPOLIS, AND UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS
Jerrod Newland’s Lady Wave softball team returns to the Division II State Final Four for the fourth time since 2007 on the strength of a...
REDS, ROCHESTER, AND ROYALTY
A little over a quarter of the Major League Baseball season has been played so let’s check in with the Boys by the River,...
