Opinion

By Mike Ruffin

The time between Memorial Day and Independence Day is a good one to think about the value of patriotism. So let’s ponder the valuable and healthy role that patriotism can and should play in forming, preserving and enriching a sense of community among Americans.

“Patriotism” as I define it is a healthy love for, respect for and devotion to one’s homeland, whether it is one’s homeland by birth or by adoption to its people, its traditions and its principles and a commitment to protect it and to work with all other citizens to make it even better. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

Julius and Ethel Rosenburg were convicted of espionage at the height of the cold war.

They were the ringleaders in a spy ring that provided secrets about America’s atomic bomb program to the Russians. There were bleeding hearts back then, too.

They argued the Rosenbergs were the victims of a surge of anti-communist sentiment in the United States. President Dwight Eisenhower disagreed. [Full Story »] 

By Mike Ruffin

We ain’t going anywhere. Neither are they.

“Who is ‘we’ and ‘they’ in those statements?” you might be asking. Well, “we” is whoever we are and “they” is whoever they are. “We” is those who are like we are and “they” is those who are different than we are. “We” refers to our kind and “they” to their kind. [Full Story »] 

By Walter Geiger

Many folks deride soccer. They call it communist kickball. They make jokes about soccer flops and, admittedly, the flop videos are hilarious.

But, like baseball pitchers deliberately hitting batters, they are part of the game. We were immersed in soccer over the Memorial Day weekend. We watched as our beautiful, athletic daughter Livia competed with her Concorde Fire team in the State Cup tournament in Columbus. [Full Story »]