Lifestyles
Doug Johnson: Dealing with worry
Have you ever met someone who is a chronic worrier? They can’t seem to enjoy life because they’re…
Lifestyles
Danny Tyree: Salute to late shift workers
My wife’s sister and her husband have for years both worked third shift (a.k.a. “the graveyard shift”), and…
Opinion
Jim Crawford: The Trump Doctrine
Thanks to the rapid-fire chaos of the first month of the Trump administration, it is easy to see…
Opinion
Steve Sydow: Ohio’s seniors need anti-obesity medications
The obesity epidemic is a full-scale public health crisis. More than 100 million are impacted, millions within that…
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Working toward a thunderous debut
For many years, Rally on the River was a popular draw in downtown Ironton, with the multi-day festival…
Lifestyles
Tim Throckmorton: If you are wise, you will learn to control your tongue!
For the past 40 years, I have spoken, more often than not, weekly in a church, a conference…
Lifestyles
MJ Wixsom: What to do with your pet’s microchip now that Save-A-Life has closed
Microchipping your pet is one of the most effective ways to ensure they can be returned to you…
Opinion
Hannah Halbert: Federal funding freeze a danger to Ohioans
Editor’s note: This statement was released in response to President Donald Trump’s orders to freeze federal funding: Federal…
Opinion
Danny Tyree: Is it time to stop making pennies?
In 1936, Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that…
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Working to preserve history for all
Last week, staff from the C.B. Nuckolls Community Center & Black History Museum paid a visit to Ironton…
Lifestyles
Tim Throckmorton: History always matters
The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops was marked recently at the site of…
Lifestyles
Doug Johnson: What kids know about love
What does love mean? That question was posed to a group of 4–8 year-old children and their answers…
Opinion
MJ Wixsom: Keep senior dogs happy and healthy
Recently, we saw a senior Labrador named Buddy whose owner hadn’t noticed subtle signs of illness. After performing…
Opinion
Jeri Fields: General enrollment is under way for Medicare
If you did not apply for Medicare Part B (medical insurance) within three months before or after turning…
Opinion
Jim Crawford: Trump’s power blitz
Apparently, if you give the narcissistic leader of an insurrection four years to remake his image, and a…
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