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Tom Purcell: Are you yearning for random thoughts about Mother’s Day?

Believe it or not, Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall” makes me think of Mother’s Day. Remember the scene where ...

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EDITORIAL: Teaching the value of giving

On Thursday, members of the El Hasa Shriner Hillbillies were at Rock Hill Elementary School and its connected ...

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Jeri Fields: Social Security is not just for retirees

A personal my Social Security account can be helpful in so many ways. You can benefit from its personalized ...

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EDITORIAL: A tale of two political approaches

When it comes to the types of lawmakers who are elected and populate the nation’s Capitol building, it ...

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Michael Reagan: House Republicans need to get act together

Another week, another round of Republicans attacking each other. This time it was over the Ukraine funding bill ...

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: A major step to crack down on fentanyl traffickers

Last week, we took a major step to crack down on fentanyl traffickers, so that we can keep ...

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EDITORIAL: Farmers market returns

This Friday, the Ironton Farmers Market makes its return for the season. We are looking forward to the ...

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MJ Wixsom: Teaching what she knows

For the past two school years, I have escaped my office on Wednesday afternoons to teach gifted and ...

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Love can be lovely, but our actions speak loudly

A sick man went to the doctor’s office with his wife. The doctor examined the man and ran ...

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EDITORIAL : Thinking toward elections

Last week, Supreme Court hopeful Dan Hawkins, the first of what will likely be many statewide candidates for ...

Lifestyles

Danny Tyree: What’s in a city’s name? A whole lot

The venerable comic strip “Gasoline Alley” is wrapping up a storyline in which the dastardly assistant mayor schemed ...

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April Black: Facing the challenges of apraxia as a parent

May 14 is Apraxia Awareness Day in Proctorville and across our nation. I am the parent of an ...

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Saving Ohio steel jobs

For the last year, we’ve been fighting to stop a proposed Department of Energy rule that would have ...

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Jim Crawford: The red state dilemma

Red States are those who reliably vote for Republicans. Voters in those states report that they relate to ...

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EDITORIAL: Springing into community events

At last week’s meeting of the Lawrence County Commission, Amanda Cleary, director of Ironton-based nonprofit Third and Center, ...

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