Opinion

MJ Wixsom: Cave diving in Mexico is a trip

I just got back from a short trip to Mexico. I was in Tulum, where a famous set of…

Opinion

Michael Reagan: Time to chainsaw the bureaucrats

Since when did bureaucrats become a victim class? The answer to that one is easy – as soon…

Opinion

Dick Polman: Bezos is crafting MAGA’s Pravda

In addition to Jeff Bezos’ worst sin – gutting The Washington Post’s journalistic mission in order to suckle…

Opinion

Doug Johnson: Our actions speak louder than words

Many years ago, Evangelist E. L. Hyde was conducting revival meetings in New Jersey. One evening he read…

Opinion

MJ Wixsom: Behavioral euthanasia never easy for owner or clinic staff

Behavioral euthanasia—a term that often evokes a deep and complex emotional response—is one of the hardest decisions a…

Opinion

Jeri Fields: Resources available for sickle cell warriors

Are you a sickle cell warrior or do you know someone with sickle cell disease? At Social Security,…

Opinion

Jim Crawford : On the head of a pin

On the head of a pin —that is where our economic well-being is balanced today as a result…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Stars on the field and beyond

The city, county and region were quite proud when the Ironton High School Fighting Tigers defeated Liberty Center…

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: Let us live by faith

John Wooden, head coach for many years at UCLA credited much of his success to his father. Scattered…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: No gain in spinning truth

Political parties are known for putting a “spin” on stories that favor their stances on issues or personalities.…

News

Coal Grove mayor arrested on impaired driving charge

Andy Holmes, the mayor of Coal Grove, was arrested by the Ironton Police Department of Friday night on…

Lifestyles

Danny Tyree: Would it kill you to buy some antiques?

Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: And now, ‘the rest of the story’

For decades, radio reporter Paul Harvey explained to Americans in understandable terms, both events and their origins and…

Opinion

Jonathan Sharp: Addressing Ohio’s ongoing asbestos crisis

Mesothelioma is one of the rarest types of cancer that develops as a result of asbestos exposure. By…

Columnists

Tim Throckmorton: Voice of liberty rings out

George Orwell’s line, “If you control the language, you control the people” is chilling but true. If you’ve…