Opinion

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…

Opinion

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…

Opinion

Danny Tyree: Do you trust your significant other?

Cheaters never prosper. But people who expose cheaters make out like bandits. According to USA Today, “loyalty tests”…