Opinion

Help find our ‘Unsung Heroes’

We have grown into a society fixated on hero worship. But, unfortunately, much of our culture often showers ...

Opinion

Don’t gamble on casino money

County governments and school districts across Ohio that are facing significant funding cuts have been hoping the local ...

Opinion

Decisions have consequences

Sir Isaac Newton’s third law of physics is that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Although ...

Opinion

Censorship threatens society

It looks like 2013 is shaping up to be a great time for many television viewers. Well, at ...

Opinion

What was county’s top story in 2012?

Looking back, what was the top story in Lawrence County in 2012? That may sound like a simple ...

Columnists

Talking about guns, guns, guns

It’s only human nature to want to take action after such a harrowing traumatic event. To do something. ...

Opinion

Christmas spirit can save economy

Two days in advance of the big yuletide deadline may not sound like much, but for the first ...

Opinion

Shooting should prompt questions

Just as a human being, and certainly as a parent of two young children, the breaking news alerts ...

Opinion

Reaching people, fighting hunger

It seems like everyone is doing a food drive these days, in part because the need is so ...

Opinion

Chamber’s Smith more than a voice

It seems somewhat ironic that it was an automobile that kept me from an event honoring a man ...

Opinion

Power of advertising on full display

Advertising, in all of its multitude of formats, can be a very powerful tool and the proof of ...

Opinion

Addition by subtraction doesn’t add up

Anyone who paid attention to local politics in the recent election probably heard a lot about the devastating ...

Opinion

Genuine heroes, lasting impressions

Most Lawrence Countians might not have recognized Martin Leonard Smith, Jr., when they saw him, but the 30-year ...

Columnists

Celebrate Family Caregiver Month

National Family Caregiver Month is observed every November around the world to draw attention to the many challenges ...

Opinion

Newspaper must have a voice

Voting for the men and women who will lead our community, our state and our nation is perhaps ...

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