There is peace in the kingdom. It’s taken us all summer to get there, but we are, at long last, getting through entire days and nights without any hissing or growling.
Stacking the message
Way back in the time of landline telephones, cable television and Calvin and Hobbes, three friends sat down with a bottle of wine and wrote a sardonic guidebook for those striving to personify the perfection that was Chagrin Falls at that time.
The grades are in. The Ohio Department of Education delivered report cards to the 608 public school districts statewide late last week, including those in the Chagrin Valley, Solon and Geauga County.
That sweet smelling mist coming from electronic cigarettes seems harmless. After all, it’s just flavored steam. The reality is that this vapor could be extremely harmful, especially to children.
The White House recently ditched a plan that would have reduced Americans’ pharmacy costs by boosting transparency in the prescription drug supply chain.
A wave of protests is roiling Moscow. Millions of people, young and old, have been crowding the streets in Hong Kong. If democracy is on the ropes worldwide, as many voices currently insist, you’d have a hard time making the case from these headlines.
Did you have a good Labor Day? Or did you work?
Support for Issue 21
I’m pretty sure some of you sophisticates know what a “breakfast pillow” is and what role it plays toward the greater good of society. I sure don’t.
Starting Monday, residents across the Chagrin Valley are being asked to show their support for local police, fire and medical rescue workers by lighting up their porches and windows. It’s a way to say, “We salute our first responders.”
Environmentalists have an unlikely new ally in the fight to reduce emissions: The oil and gas industry.
The playground at River Road Park in Bainbridge is finally safe. Bainbridge Township Trustees late last week visited the park off Chagrin River Road to survey the playground and wisely decided that the hazardous equipment had to immediately come down.
President Trump must go
A great Geauga tradition
Drivers going through the city of Solon likely will agree on one thing – avoid the intersection at SOM Center and Aurora roads.
Honoring first responders
Sometimes, you wonder if the world is doomed to descend into autocracy. Certainly, that’s what the coverage of the past few years suggests. We read about the nations that are already there, like China and Russia, of course, and Saudi Arabia and Iran. Or about countries like Hungary, Turkey a…
Sitting in traffic on Chagrin Boulevard last week, I found myself staring at the rear end of a Chevy SUV. Its nameplate said “Tahoe,” which is a year-round, outdoorsy multi-recreation spot on a mountain in California just across the Nevada state line.
Democracy’s premise is that ordinary citizens can make solid decisions on complex issues. But this basic principle and the structure of laws and practices erected over the centuries to safeguard it are being questioned as rarely before.
Pull into River Road Park in Bainbridge and you’ll see sports fields, a scoreboard, a pavilion, ample parking, a 1-mile walking trail and a playground. All these amenities look inviting to leisure seekers, except the area for the very youngest. The playground for children at River Road Park …
I’ve been working on column ideas but after writing them down, I found one sentence that pretty much summed up what needed to be said on the subject and not a drop more to be wrung out of it.
Playground needed in Bainbridge
I’ve been struck recently by news coverage of humans’ degradation of the planet. Two opposing themes keep appearing. One is the sense that, as individuals, there’s little we can do; the forces are too large. The other – and many Americans would agree with this – is that as citizens of the pl…
When I was about 10 years old in the 1970s, there was a TV commercial where a little boy said to his grandpa, “Grandpa, Joey says I’m prejudiced.”
No to Beech Brook rezoning
Romantic Age poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning once asked:
There are some things we should not have to discuss with our kids. Ever.
Do something.
They draw you into a thought. They catch your eye with an illustration. They use a few well-chosen words to convey an opinion or to pose a question about a community or national concern. You may laugh, you may smirk, you may shake your head, you may agree, you may disagree or you may feel outrage.
State House needs scientific literacy
An apparent new litmus test has appeared among the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls: abolishing the Electoral College.
Consider this week’s column a public service announcement.
Village has supported Spillway efforts
Work hard and be nice to people. It’s the Cleveland way. It must be true. I saw it on a T-shirt. In fact, I own the T-shirt. My husband, Brent, owns a matching one. At Major League Baseball’s multi-day All-Star extravaganza earlier this month, I spotted someone wearing the same shirt. Brent …
When I was born in 1932, the world had 2 billion people. Today, the global population has swelled to 7.7 billion – soon to quadruple in a single lifetime.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine made a wise decision when he vetoed a last-minute amendment to the state biennium budget bill that would have significantly lowered school property taxes in Hunting Valley, one of the wealthiest communities in Ohio, and slashed millions of operating dollars from the Ora…
When it comes to carrying guns, how important is training?
Pang has settled back in and that makes my heart sing. His return, however, has not come without collateral damage, and that makes my heart hurt.
In a shameless pursuit to save the newspaper industry, we may have mentioned a time or two or 20 how much better our “hand-held devices” are than the kind you must plug into the wall every once in a while.
What’s going on at Spillway?
Last week’s July 4th holiday got us thinking about what had become of Operation Unite Community, a local organization of civic-minded men and women dedicated to enhancing Chagrin Falls’ sense of patriotism.
The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of Maryland and North Carolina’s gerrymandered district maps. More precisely, it ruled that it did not have the ability to pass judgment on whether or not a map is excessively gerrymandered along partisan lines.
Is social media part of job?
Wetlands credits blood money
How do you experience your world? Is the glass half full or half empty? Do you observe the worst in a situation or the best? Do you justify identifying only negatives by claiming you are being realistic?
Today we celebrate the birthday of our nation with picnics, ballgames, parades and fireworks. Independence Day is indeed a time to recall when the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates from the 13 colonies.
This week’s burning question is: Who attempted to murder Chagrin Falls’ zoning code, what was the motive and why was it not discovered until the hit was about to go down?
Moms and dads, boys and girls, step right up and thrill to Chagrin Falls’ amazing new, stupendously dizzying amusement ride of all time!
I cried when I saw her. From elementary school through high school, Jackie and I were inseparable, but 12 years had elapsed since our last visit. Several months before our recent meeting, Jackie contacted several of her high school friends, including me, and suggested a mini-reunion for six …
