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Opinion

Remembering we are all human

It might be the biggest understatement in the history of language, but here goes: Technology is changing our world. Even on our big old globe, ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, May 13, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Are we ready to think differently?

A famous scientist is often credited with saying the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, April 29, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Early learning equals later successes

“Are tornadoes strong? Why are baby kangaroos called Joeys? What does exercise mean? How many millions of people live in the world?” These questions are ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Real integrity shines through scandals

Who would ever have guessed that a shining example of integrity being more important than success would be found at a Southeastern Conference football school? ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, April 15, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Drugs shouldn’t be measured by the ton

You don’t have to be a psychic, a DEA agent or a brilliant rocket scientist to know that our nation faces an epidemic that threatens ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, April 8, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Never too late to make good impression

We have all heard the cliché that, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” That came to mind recently when ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, March 25, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Gas prices shouldn’t be about politics

Paying more at the pump is certainly causing more pain in our wallets. Gasoline prices continue to rise, hovering a bit below the $4 per ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, March 18, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Residents foot bill in flawed budget

For more than two months Ironton leaders have talked passionately about the need to fill a potential half million dollar hole in the city’s budget ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:52 am

OPINION -- FEATURE SPOT

Everyone wins in charity basketball games

Many motorists cruising through Ironton’s streets have seen Lawrence County Commissioner Les Boggs jogging along at a brisk pace, looking as if he is training ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Saturday, March 10, 2012 11:48 pm

Opinion

Are right people protecting our history?

Folk singer Joni Mitchell may have been ahead of her time when, in the song “Big Yellow Taxi,” she lamented that “they paved paradise to ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, March 4, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Ironton’s future requires long-term plan

Ironton taxpayers may feel like they are listening to a broken record when it comes to the city’s financial challenges, but this is a song ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, February 26, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Primaries fundamental part of process

Just a few weeks from now Ohio voters will head to the polls — or at least they should if they want to have a ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, February 19, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

Another year, another million pancakes

By the time you read this I am probably nearly over my pancakes-and-sausage-induced coma. Saturday marked the Ironton Rotary Club’s annual pancake breakfast. Yesterday we ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, February 12, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

We can make Ironton a destination

Not that he has an attitude problem, but Steve Call likes telling people where they can go. Now, the man often called the “Travel Professor,” ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, February 5, 2012 12:00 am

Opinion

City needs real solutions not Band-Aids

Talk about putting the proverbial cart before the horse. Some Ironton leaders are putting a whole wagon train up front and shooting the Clydesdale when ... Read more

by Mike Caldwell, Sunday, January 29, 2012 12:00 am

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