Today is the last day of August. This summer is flying by so fast, it seems. I have tomatoes, pickles, and red beets to be put in jars. I will probably make salsa with the tomatoes that I have picked. The plants are loaded with more. How thankful we can be for this bountiful harvest. We can now enjoy the fruits of our labor.

In planning an early fall trip to the northwoods to see the beauty of colorama, a rather old-fashioned lady wanted to be very sure that everything would be just right for her vacation.

Those darn raccoons. They are as cute as they can be, yet maddening when sweet corn season rolls around. One summer, they wreaked such havoc in our corn patch that I resorted to running an extension cord out to the garden and playing Rock 104 (now 96.3) all night. With a light on. It worked.

Another school year has begun. Between shopping for supplies and meeting new teachers, let’s take a moment to talk about Ohio’s education system and its impact on the workforce of tomorrow. Businesses across the state are struggling now more than ever to find and keep quality employees. The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help, but it’s not the root of the problem, either.

We may stand on opposite sides of the partisan divide, but we should all believe it is better to search for solutions together than to remain divided. I’ll listen to reason from both sides, but it’s been in short supply for decades.

There are a number of positions the Republicans have taken and there are just as many positions the Democrats advocate that make no sense to me. Both parties have desecrated democracy, so what am I supposed to do?

On July 21st, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the migratory monarch butterfly on its Red List. This means that the migratory monarchs – not the species as a whole – is in danger of extinction.

It’s hard to avoid politics these days with midterm elections approaching. A widely reported July Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and Harris Poll paints a disturbing picture as a large majority of American voters do not want either Joe Biden or Donald Trump to run for president in 2024. That’s significant.