Nuesse's back on the job

After an agonizing and expensive 20 months, the Civil Service Commission did the right thing Wednesday: It voted to reinstate police Chief Kim Nuesse, effective immediately. 

Calling your congressman (or congresswoman)

I got a phone call this morning from a gentleman who is having trouble with his wife's Medicare coverage. I gave him a couple of phone numbers for federal lawmakers he can call for help.

Matt Kline's Relationship To The Truth

Did Matt Kline and Scott Schell lie to the Sandusky city commission on January 26, 2009?

You be the judge.

January 26, 2009 Sandusky city commission meeting:

Erie County Board of Elections Bans Text Messaging Inside Voting Booth

S A N D U S K Y --  Erie County board of elections officials have announced new guidelines for electronic equipment inside polling stations.  The announcment follows recommendations from

Exert your power of the pen and save the Drug Repository Program

YOU have the power to save the Drug Repository Program, which is in jeopardy of closing Jan.

The eagles have landed — Again!

If you kept up with my blog last year you would have seen several updates about the pair of American Bald Eagles that had set up residence in a tree behind Gerold's Old Dutch Tavern on Perkins Aven

Black & Blue & Brown All Over

Could it get any worse? Historically, not really.

Reflections on racism

I know as I write this, I am opening myself up for perhaps the worst criticism I have ever endured since I began blo

Is bullying a missed opportunity?

A story back in August about bullying really stuck with me because it changed the way I thought about the phenomenon and what I think we, as a society, can do about it.

Gipe celebrates birthday, 80-pound weight loss

I had a pretty good week on the diet and with exercise. I did have one day - Wednesday - when we had to cut the workout off because I was too weak/tired to continue.

Gleis steers clear of gym because of self-consciousness

I would like to start by clearing up a few issues that I dealt with last week after the November issue of FIT Magazine was published.