Opinion

Danny Tyree: Where do you fall on the coffee spectrum?

I’ll never get over what the COVID-19 pandemic did to the Ollie’s discount chain. Pre-COVID, on my way…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Learning about lives of inspiration

It may seem inconceivable to children growing up today, but there was a time when the very idea…

Opinion

Richard Gee

May 23, 1962 — Aug. 12, 2023 Richard Walden Gee, 61, of Ironton, passed away Aug. 12, 2023…

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: A thorough check-up for canines – nurturing health and happiness

Ah, the profound symphony of veterinary medicine – where each note of concern and compassion strikes a chord…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Voting difficulties could have been avoided

Usually, voting on Election Day presents no problem for people in Lawrence County. With a small population and…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Looking at the miracles of the story of Exodus

Do you really know what God is capable of? The biblical account of the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt…

Lifestyles

Tom Purcell: Feds fail to see the light on bulb issue

Goodbye, incandescent light bulb. You had a heck of a run before the government decided you wasted energy…

Lifestyles

Heath Harrison: Perseids should be strong tonight, if weather allows

Each August, the Perseid meteor shower draws people outdoors, in hopes of catching a display of shooting stars…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: We are facing an American crisis

The United States faces a democratic crisis as the nation divides over a fact-based society and a floating-based…

Opinion

Jeri Fields: Expanding outreach and access for SSI

Social Security has expanded its outreach to people in critical need of financial help who may be eligible…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Getting ready to cover the general

This week is a pivotal one for politics in both Lawrence County and the state of Ohio. By…

Columnists

Danny Tyree: Are you still clinging to your landline?

If I could somehow call my father in the Great Beyond, I’d confess that I’m turning into him.…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Issue One would limit power of people

Changes would hinder public’s say in government On Tuesday, Ohio voters will go to the polls to vote…

Opinion

Sen. Shane Wilkin: Amendments should require a higher standard

It doesn’t take a crystal ball to conjure what’s coming to Ohio if Issue One, which protects the…

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: Keeping a low profile

Oxford languages defines “low profile” as “a position of avoiding or not attracting much attention or publicity.”  Now…