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Helping You Age Better: Extending appreciation

Each June is a special time for our Agency as we have the opportunity to publically thank the…

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Old saying is true: Freedom is certainly not free

For the Fourth of July, I was fortunate enough to participate in several parades and attend a patriotic…

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Is Rick Perry the GOP’s great hope?

There is no news in noting that Republicans seem somewhat unenthusiastic about the collection of presidential hopefuls currently…

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National holidays and the church

In many areas, which I have traveled in the Lord’s service, I have been asked, “Is there any…

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STAR helps addicts get ‘Moving On’

“You are responsible for your life. You can’t keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really…

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You won’t likely meet a grumpy gardener

What is it that makes people who like to garden such a likable bunch? This makes the fourth…

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Ohio has budget that prioritizes

Last week, the state legislature sent the state budget to the governor for his signature. It spends just…

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Now is not the time for GOP to go wobbly

If the GOP is really serious about winning back the presidency they need to win the deficit debate.…

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Focusing on the inspiration for independence

As we celebrate the Fourth of July, it means different things to many of us. To many, it’s…

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When politics and fiction overlap

If you write fiction for a living you still need to know the difference in that fiction and…

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One nation under God

This year, we celebrate the 235th Anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence of the thirteen colonies in…

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Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize Walmart

Walmart is the biggest retailer in the world. It boasts of having 1.2 million Americans on their payroll.…

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You, sir, are no Ronald Reagan!

All of a sudden the kept media is all agog over one Jon (not John) Huntsman, recently retired…

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Traffic light taunts, tortures drivers

I know it’s odd to have feelings of intense anger toward an inanimate object, but I have to…

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Water remains a job creator across state of Ohio

Water has always been important for Ohio. Even from our earliest days as a state, when the economy…