By Rick Wolcott* Snow, ice, wind and temperatures in the teens and 20s. Those words could describe any day from December 1 through March 31 in East Ohio. Shoveling and scraping can be inconveniences but the elements are so much more than that to countless people who can’t afford clothes to keep them warm. The [...]
Praying for Healing
By Rick Wolcott* “Light is stronger than darkness and love is stronger than that.” Rev. Howard Pippin, Jr. of Aldersgate United Methodist Church (North Coast District) in Warrensville Heights shared that thought following a triple-fatal shooting that occurred across the street from the church on Feb. 5. The owner of Chalk Linez barbershop and two [...]
Movie: The Imitation Game – a smart and compassionate film and one of the year’s best.
As Great Britain struggled against Germany in The Second World War and its citizens steeled themselves for the next bombing raid on London, there were a group of mathematicians and engineers trying to decipher the code that the Germans were using to communicate on land and sea. This code was nicknamed “Enigma” and it presented [...]