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Doug Johnson: It can be hard see what people say

Many years ago, a group of monks and peasants shared a mountain together.  The monks lived atop the ...

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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 ...

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Michael Reagan: Time to chainsaw the bureaucrats

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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