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MJ Wixsom: Silent killer of dogs: Splenic cancer

As veterinarians, we’re often the bearers of difficult news.  This Memorial Day, I experienced the heartbreak that comes ...

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Jim Crawford: A look at the GOP budget

Not that there is ever a good time to be suffering through economic stress, but the Trump administration ...

Opinion

Jamie Herrmann: Flipping the script on aging

Every May, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7) joins the nation in the observance of Older ...

Opinion

Tom Purcell: Numerous reasons to honor our veterans

More than 43 million Americans have served or are currently serving their country — and more than 1.3 ...

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MJ Wixsom: Warm days bring out the ticks

As the days grow warmer and we spend more time outdoors with our pets, we’re reminded that our ...

Opinion

Dick Polman: I felt proud to be an American…in Normandy

If you’ve ever visited Normandy, where the American-led freedom crusade launched the multifaceted assaults that ultimately vanquished fascism, ...

Opinion

MJ Wixsom: A 5K run to help injured wildlife

In a quiet exam room in Flatwoods, Kentucky, a barred owl blinks under the careful hands of a ...

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: Advice from the good book for graduates

Tis the season for cap and gown! Graduations are just about everywhere you look this time of year ...

Lifestyles

PROFILE 2025: A Cowboy’s First Ride

By John Ferguson I was just a scrawny kid back then, but my memory holds the details clear as ...

Opinion

Steve Sydow: Trump policy aids nation’s steel industry

Ohio has a long history with the steel industry. In the 19th century, the steel making boom played ...

Opinion

Jim Crawford: The daze of President Trump’s First 100 Days

daze (make someone unable to think or react properly; stupefy; bewilder.) It’s the strategy of President Donald Trump ...

Lifestyles

Jean Fuller Butler: lronton in the 1940s, from a child’s perspective

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a republication of a column was written by Jean Fuller Butler for The Tribune’s ...

Opinion

Jeri Fields: You may be eligible for Social Security SSI benefits

You may be able to get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) even if you already receive Social Security benefits. ...

Opinion

Tom Purcell: Having money doesn’t always equal happiness

Get this: money does make us happy, but within limits. A few decades ago, Richard A. Easterlin, a ...

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

There seems to be a lot of bad news in the world today. In fact, it’s enough to ...

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