President of the 100+-year-old Accelerated Laboratory Logistics, and his Aunt Eleanor, who was born the year the company was founded.

The legal issues. The medical decisions. Socioeconomic implications. The politics.    Guest: Kellie Copeland, Executive Director,  Pro-Choice Ohio. (Note: Representatives from Ohio Right to Life accepted the invitation to be guests on the show, but subsequently declined due to “unforeseen circumstances”).

We celebrate Mother’s Day by honoring parenting in its many forms. In this episode, we celebrate ADOPTION success stories with:

Dave Henwood, Child and Permanency Manager, Fairfield County Protective Services.   Tom Grote and Rick Neal, Caucasian married co-parents to African-American daughters     Toski Bolte Brudage, who recently united the oldest of her family’s five adopted daughters with her birth family, and    Melinda Carter, a single mom who’s raised her adopted Black son from infancy to college.

A frank discussion about dementia from Alzheimer’s Association Central Ohio Chapter Executive Director and CEO Vince McGrail, Program Director Pam Myers, and Development Director Jill Groseneider-Rudd.    Pharmacist Gerald Jackson also joins us to discuss medications, natural remedies, and lifestyle changes that work (or don’t work).

Making the most of dollars and “sense” with Career Banker Moniqua Spencer and Ona Lewis, author of "Get Rich, Stay Rich".

Conflict. Misunderstanding. Slaps. War. Street crime. Videotaped outbursts. Isn’t there a bette way to resolve differences?

Franklin County Court of Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) expert Marya Kolman join us to discuss “Conflict Resolution.”

We wrap up Women’s History Month by celebrating the Lifetime of Service of glass-ceiling breaker Greta Russell and community servant Maude Hill.

Our guests are two longtime local history makers who have always put others before themselves: non-profit pioneer Fredericka Wallace-Deena, and Attorney Kathleen Ransier.

We hear from two successful sisters who know how to take care of business: Karen Hill from Synergy Hair Salon and Michele Allen from Mmelo Confectionery.

Hear from two economic experts, Ira Turpin, Financial Advisor and Owner of Turpin, Martin, Powell, LLC, and Carma Lacy, Executive Director of the Workforce Development Board of Orange County, California, on why US living conditions are conflicted and confusing.