Asking Eric: Aunt banished to the cousins table at wedding
Dear Eric: About five years ago, my sister’s son was married. When we arrived at the wedding, the bride and groom had set up three special tables. One was for the bride’s parents and their siblings and...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Boss won’t stop bringing up age
Dear Eric: I am a 50-year-old technology worker. My boss is in her early 40’s. She has made comments that are not my business about coworkers in their 60’s who she says “should retire”. Needless to say...
View ArticleAsking Eric: Former friend can’t shake ghosting guilt
Dear Eric: I did a bad thing – I ghosted a friend. The friendship made me uncomfortable. I thought he had romantic feelings for me, or maybe he just wanted more from the relationship than I did....
View ArticleTracy Souza: Columbus had much to celebrate the last week of June
The last week of June was a great time to be in Columbus. Three events were not only important and fun but reflected what it means to be part of the Columbus community. Continue reading at The Republic...
View ArticleAaron Miller: Supreme Court relies on the public’s judgment
According to a recent poll by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, only 16% of Americans have “a great deal of confidence” in the US Supreme Court. That means a whopping...
View ArticleLetter: Planned Swallowtail Solar Farm will benefit our area
From: David Wildemann Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsking Eric: Husband quit but wife keeps drinking heavily
Dear Eric: We are a retired couple in our late 60’s. In our younger days we enjoyed an active social life that often revolved around drinking, sometimes to excess. As we’ve grown older we’ve slowed...
View ArticleJohn Krull: Washington’s lessons for Roberts and Biden
On the day the U.S. Supreme Court greatly expanded the powers of America’s chief executive, both the chief justice and the president of the United States invoked the name of George Washington. Continue...
View ArticleMichael Hicks: Living in freedom is difficult
Simply living in the United States is as easy as it gets, and almost always has been. However, fully participating in the American experiment is very demanding. No government before or since has asked...
View ArticleAnother viewpoint editorial: Questions about Biden’s fitness aren’t going away
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View ArticleAsking Eric: Son is underwater helping parents with rent
Dear Eric: I got a good job, started making good money ($55,000 to $81,000 per year), and moved out. My parents and two brothers, who live together, keep asking me for help with expenses and the...
View ArticleAnother viewpoint editorial: Supreme Court ruling on homelessness lacks humanity
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View ArticleAngela Carr Klitzsch: Today, Malala Day puts focus on women and children
On July 12, we celebrate International Malala Day in recognition of the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in history and a tireless human rights advocate for the education of women and children. Continue...
View ArticleMichael Leppert: The Supreme Court’s not-funny ruling on laughing gas
I have never met anyone who I believed to be intelligent who was also humorless. When comedian Nate Bargatze took the stage recently at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, he spent a few moments...
View ArticleToday’s editorial cartoon
Today’s editorial cartoon. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsking Eric: Friend fears pilot’s lifestyle will lead to divorce
Dear Eric: A friend of mine, who is like a sister to me, and her husband just had a baby. The husband seems like a good guy, and while I have always been warm to him, I’ve also had a bad gut feeling...
View ArticleLetter: Urge Congressmen to support Farm Bill, food aid programs
From: Ann Jones Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleJay Ambrose: In debate debacle, Joe Biden revealed
It was a bright, happy moment for endlessly lambasted Republican Donald Trump who was alert and bursting with energy as he debated presidential issues with an angry, flub-afflicted, just barely present...
View ArticleEditorial: Health funding boost helps our vitals
One of the biggest fundamental responses our state made after the COVID-19 pandemic was recognizing that local public health efforts have been underfunded for far too long. Continue reading at The...
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