

A class of union and reunion.
Saturday, I attended the reunion of the Walnut Hills Class of 1977. I remember this class well. It was my 10th year of teaching and my...


The Muffin Boycott
Today I made muffins. I suppose I wanted to honor the solar eclipse with something new; or maybe, I just wanted to use up my blueberries....


How it all began...
It was 1955 in her fifth grade class at Kennedy-Silverton School when Judy McCarty Kuhn first realized her love and talent for writing....


City Beat and Me
Thanks to City Beat and Emily Begley for this terrific article published a year ago. Emily, you captured the essence of my work!...


The Amazon Effect
The Amazon Effect Malls are nearly empty. Supermarkets are losing money; some are merging. Everything from deodorant to furniture to milk...


Ken Burns' Vietnam
I recently submitted the following item to the PBS website regarding experiences during the Vietnam Era. The site is gathering statements...


Breaking the Glass Ceiling 1967
My term as editor-in-chief of the University of Cincinnati News Record began in May, 1966 and extended to the end of April, 1967. I was...


Who was Mr. Clyde?
The most common questions readers have asked me about my book are : “Who was Mr. Clyde? Why didn’t you give his real name?” One person...


50 Years a Bearcat
To the 2593 members of the University of Cincinnati Class of 1967: June 15, 2017, is the 50th anniversary of our commencement. It was a...


Feline Identity Crisis
In Memory of Lilly Le Chat May 1997-May 2017 I’ve always been a doggie person. So I was rather leery when two Burmese...
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