Last Update: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:31 AM
It was so long ago. It seems like a different lifetime. I was just out of high school and still a teenager. But, it was time to get my adult life started and the prospects staying local were limited. I needed to be out on my own but was also fully aware that I was ill-prepared to succeed. I needed support and structure as I dove into the deep end of the pool of life. Kind of like when you learn to ride a bike, a little time with some training wheels can prevent a lot of bumps and bruises and major discouragement. That's a poor analogy of the 4 years I spent in the United States Air Force. It was much more important than that
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Last Update: Monday, November 2, 2009 8:27 AM
On the door leading out to the garage at my house there's a hand-written note on lined notebook paper that says, "We Love You, Daddy! We'll Miss you!". My daughter put it up years ago when I was leaving on a week-long trip. It's not coming down anytime soon.
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Last Update: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:03 AM
We live in a wonderfully unique area with four distinct seasons all worthy and wonderful in their own way. Admittedly, I am not a fan of winter although I do enjoy the first snow - especially if it's the last one too.
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Last Update: Friday, October 9, 2009 6:49 AM
There are certain events in everyone's life that become memories of a lifetime. For about a 1000 guests of honor - and 1500 or so volunteers - this past Friday night is one they will never forget.
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Last Update: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 5:57 AM
Miami University is arguably the picture post-card for what a college campus should look like...Classic, brick buildings surrounded by mature trees and plenty of greenspace flanked by the quintessential college town of Oxford. It's especially beautiful this time of year when there's just a touch of cool to the air and the leaves are just beginning to show signs of changing over to a plethora of colors resembling each of the 64 crayons Crayola crams in the box with the sharpener. It's a perfect place to take a stroll particularly on a weekend when it's especially peaceful and quiet. I got the chance to do just that this past weekend and the reason I was there made it even better.
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Last Update: Monday, September 14, 2009 11:49 AM
I always thought of anniversaries as happy occasions. You know, the celebration of monumental moments in life that are worthy of living over and over again like births and marriages. Well, there's nothing happy about what happened to our country on this date in 2001.
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Last Update: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:48 AM
It happened two weeks ago and is no longer "Breaking News". As you know by now, Walter Cronkite died on July 17. He was 92 years old. He was also an enormous part of this business I work in called broadcasting.
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Last Update: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:37 PM
Imagine being a young man in 1941. A full year of work earned you about $1,750. With that salary you could buy a new home for a little over $4,000.
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Last Update: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 12:45 PM
An incredible event just ended this weekend. Maybe you were even unknowingly touched by it. It's called Summer of Service and it has been happening about this time every year for the past 18 years.
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Last Update: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 1:18 PM
I don't recall having ever contacted a T.V. station as a viewer. In fact, as a 20 year veteran of the television industry, I'm still amazed at the number of calls, emails and general correspondence that stations get.
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