Lifestyles

Running for the birds

Hello, fellow animal lovers! Mark your calendars for next Saturday, because we have an exciting event coming up…

Opinion

Megan Shanahan: An open letter to Wisconsin

All politics is local, except when it’s not. Media coverage of Wisconsin’s recent Supreme Court election was overwhelming.…

Opinion

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Standing up for Ohio against unfair trade

I have fought my whole career for fair trade that puts American workers first and stood up to presidents…

Lifestyles

We need forgiveness, we need the Saviour to set us free

Imagine being blamed and punished for 12 years for a crime you didn’t commit. So it was with…

Columnists

Poke holes in the dark to let God’s light shine through

In a brief essay titled “Thoughts on Government,” written during the early spring of 1776, John Adams articulated…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: Politicians playing chicken with nation’s debt ceiling

Our noble Republican friends in the House of Representatives want to reduce the federal debt and have decided…

Opinion

Kevin Deitle and Martha Evans: Celebrate teachers this week

The teacher education department at Ohio University Southern would like to invite community members to join us in…

Opinion

Jeri Fields: Slam the scan with Social Security

The Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General continued to raise public awareness about Social…

Columnists

Jeff Alan: Don’t smell the dishes

Many years ago, when I was living in Utah with my family, I had an unusual problem with…

Opinion

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Preventing fentanyl from reaching Ohio communities

We all know what a toll the addiction crisis has taken on our state. Ohioans feel it in…

Columnists

God has a special plan for mothers in this life

Someone once said, “Behind every great man is his mother.” I believe that’s true! In fact, if it…

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: Training dogs to live together

I recently saw two beautiful doodles. They had been in a home, but had recently returned to the…

Opinion

Jeri Fields: SSA plain language makes the grade

Social Security achieved the highest score of any federal government agency on the Center for Plain Language’s 2022…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: Innocence lost, truth remains

Nearly a lifetime ago, Peter, Paul, and Mary made Puff the Magic Dragon an icon of the lost…

Opinion

Melissa Dever: Home health aides needed

The Area Agency on Aging District 7 needs your help and so do your neighbors who are older…