Dateline Dayton – Early yesterday morning at my favorite gas station, I was purchasing a snack for work. Nearby I heard a woman yelling at her kids. There was only one child. The way she was hollering, I thought there might be several. I went inside to pay for me purchase. I couldn’t wait to get out of there. The … Read More

Dateline Dayton –– When will the killing of children stop? This situation is so sad. A father, using the term loosely, throws his four-month-old infant — strapped in a car seat — into the river. Naturally, the baby drowned. He told police the infant had been kidnapped. After his story started decomposing, the dad confessed. How can a parent kill … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Pauline and I attended a Yanni concert last Friday. Fantastic, even though it wasn’t what I expected. I thought Yanni was the person who played soft, relaxing music on a flute- type instrument. Anything but soft and relaxing, the show was a fast-paced and high-energy show on a very hot 2½-hour evening. No intermission. It was steaming, … Read More

Dateline Dayton — I took a week’s vacation in exchange for working days when I should have been off. When we decided to get away on Saturday morning, we took Jake to the doggy hotel and headed for Nashville. Arriving in early afternoon, we did not have hotel reservations. In the rush of things, I made the reservation for the … Read More

Dateline Dayton — I wrote last week about the number of homicides in Dayton by the month, and I mentioned June wasn’t over. Sure enough, there was one more murder, making June the deadliest month in the history of Dayton record-keeping. Last weekend, all the noise in the Dayton area wasn’t from fireworks. Four more homicides over the holiday. Will … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Do we value life anymore? Yesterday, the Dayton area had its eighth murder in June, the highest monthly total in years. I realize this is a modest number for some cities. For Dayton, it is a genuine concern. Some killings are blamed on drug deals gone wrong, Then again, aren’t all drug deals wrong? Some murders are … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Pauline and I attended the Kettering Civic Band’s Summertime, Sousa and Sundaes last Thursday at Polen Farm, just a couple blocks from where we live. The entertaining program of nine musical arrangements only lasted an hour. That was good since the weather quickly tuned cool and windy. We were prepared. I keep a blanket in the car. … Read More

Dateline Dayton – The tragedy in Orlando could have been my son, your son or daughter who was killed. Maybe he or she was. I feel for the families of victims, whether killed or injured. Parents cannot control their children after a certain age, but they retain a responsibility to protect others from harm. By all accounts, the parents of … Read More

Dateline Dayton — Do we really know which nominees will be on the presidential ballot in November? Unless things change between now and the conventions, we might not know until they are over. Sure Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have the delegates. Republican bigwigs are not behind him and they cannot keep him in line. Hillary has the support of … Read More

Dateline Dayton — I hope you enjoyed Memorial Day weekend, and remembered those who made the ultimate sacrifice. After breakfast last Saturday, Pauline and I and drove to our favorite nursery to buy more flowers for Memorial Day, to place on graves. At the nursery, I received a message about a meeting at work, and would I attend. We had … Read More