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Counterfeit pills: Attack on children

We hear it all the time, how perilous are these times in which we live. Everyone needs to be alert, aware, and prepared in the event that a threat becomes a crisis. Today we are going to talk about something that started to appear in our fair state last summer: Rainbow fentanyl, the deadliest drug threat in the United States right now. Children are the targets. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently took to media like YouTube to reach out to the families and educators in the state about a dire advisory: Rainbow fentanyl is made to look like candy (SweeTarts.) It has been found in ...

Combat Medic: No brother or sister left behind

“The thunderous sound of the Black Hawk helicopters echoed through the night as we closed in on the enemy compound. Our mission was high-risk – a direct action raid to neutralize a high-value target associated with Al-Qaeda. As a special ops combat medic in the 75th Ranger Regiment, my role was multifaceted, providing medical care in the most intense and challenging environments imaginable,” writes Marshall Bahr, M.D. Dr. Bahr does not hold back, his story intense. Fast-roping, they rapidly deployed from their helicopters from 60 feet above ground, in full combat ...

Effects of bullying can often last a lifetime

NOTE: A recent Facebook post has prompted the re-release of this article which was written in 2022, a reminder that bullying is abuse and is not OK. When we watch media reports showing adults using bullying tactics to fuel division in this country, how can we not expect bullying at every level of our society? If we want our children to be kind, they need to see kindness at work around them. If we want our children to accept others, we must assure that they see us walking the walk that we keep talking about. If we spew angry, ugly words that spell hatred, our children will learn to ...

Deadliest drug threat our nation has ever seen

It is an important time for families to have “the talk.” The conversations that need to be had are tough ones. Where does one begin to talk to his or her children about something so harmful? The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) wants you to know about the 4,895 and counting photographs of Americans whose families desired to share their stories to, hopefully, help others to avoid the grief they have felt. The memorial, DEA Faces of Fentanyl Wall is located at DEA Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. The objective is to increase awareness and decrease demand for ...

Are we listening to our kids?

What did we do before cell phones? Have you heard any of the things I’ve been hearing and seeing, re: social media? “Judy” checked out the kid site at YouTube that her 10-year-old granddaughter views. The parents said it was geared for kids ages 12 and under, safe. My friend, a retired teacher and coach, suggested Mom and Dad should take a look. Her granddaughter complained to her, “Why did you say anything to Mom and Dad?” I’ll let you draw your own conclusions. In mid-summer a couple of years ago, world headlines noted that “China limits online gaming to 3 hours a ...

Demolish any proposal making it harder to amend constitution

There are many compelling reasons Ohioans should demolish any proposal to make it harder for them to amend their state constitution. The most logical and hard-headed: Maintaining their ability to influence how they are taxed. Since the 1850s, not including bond issues, Ohioans have decided more than 40 tax-related proposals to amend the state constitution. Since 1912, all have been decided by simple majority vote. The most significant, in terms of creating a more equitable tax system, were approved with less than 60 percent of the vote. Among them: On Sept. 3, 1912, by a 52-48 vote, ...