Knowing about something in the abstract is very different from experiencing it first hand.  Even when the subject is something you have known about, read a great deal about, and thought about, for…

Public spaces, freely available to one and all, make real our nation’s commitment to egalitarianism.  Such places have not always existed, and we should not take them for granted.  A recent article…

In these turbulent times, if you are like me, it’s a daily question of whether one will get a bit bleak about things as the morning “news” presents us with a litany of daunting problems, both…

On this day, fifty five years ago, Christmas eve 1968, a most spectacular photograph was taken.  Now known as Earthrise, the photograph was taken by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, as he and his…

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You may be aware that our outdoor public pool facilities—the ones adjacent to Thomas Worthington High School, opening in 1954 on school property, and managed since then by a…