Lifestyles

Social Security after divorce is complex

Dear Lawyer Mark: I got divorced a few years ago, and have a question about Social Security. We…

Lifestyles

Diabetes self-management phone class begins June 9

Wellness classes provided by the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) are continuing over the phone due…

Opinion

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman: Don’t create an incentive to avoid working

According to the most recent Labor Department data released just this week at the end of March, we…

Opinion

Hannah Halbert: Wrong move to end supplemental unemployment compensation

The federal response to COVID-19 demonstrated the power of government to tackle big problems and improve people’s lives.…

Columnists

He has promised He will always be there for you

The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only four minutes to flatten the nation and kill thirty thousand people. In…

News

Trusting in your vet’s gut feelings

I had a feeling standing in the room. I was looking at a young terrier type dog. The…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Fuel issue shows need for local coverage

Following the news of the hacking of computer systems of the Colonial Pipeline, there were reports of panic…

Opinion

Jeri Fields: Protecting elders from Social Security scams

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is on June 15. On this day, and throughout the month, communities, seniors,…

Opinion

K. L. Allen: After a tough year, teachers are more valuable than ever

The antidote to every challenge is knowledge, acquired through lived experiences or study. Education in Ohio and the…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Bringing us back together

Saturday’s busy events around the Tri-State, as well as the news of the return the Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial…

Lifestyles

Couple needs will to stay in their house after they give it to daughter

Dear Lawyer Mark: So I was walking down a sidewalk in Ironton the other day and when I…

Lifestyles

Don Lee: Rickenbacker survived plane crash in Pacific Ocean

EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Lee is taking a break from his column this week. The following is a piece…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: Making government serve the people

In the 1990 Tom Hanks movie “Joe vs. the Volcano,” Hanks is portrayed as a down-on-his-luck everyman working…

Lifestyles

Celebrating 30 years as a veterinarian

Guardian Animal had a birthday this past week. Facebook thought it was my birthday so a lot of…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Just because we want it now, doesn’t mean we get it

Have you ever asked God for something and didn’t get it? Has it ever seemed like God was…