Columnists

Sin often comes in adorable disguises

In “A View from the Zoo,” Gary Richmond, a former zookeeper wrote, “Raccoons go through a glandular change…

Opinion

Planetary conjunction, what’s your function?

It was hard to miss in the sky on Wednesday. Just after sunset, the newborn crescent moon was…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: The choice before Pence

No one was more loyal to Donald Trump than Mike Pence — no one. Pence traveled the country…

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: Pros, cons of adopting shelter cat

I just saw a new cat with a long-term client.  Scruffy was what we call a foster fail.…

News

HISTORY LESSON — Bob Leith: ‘Bury my heart at Wounded Knee’

At the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, Sitting Bull, using his vision that came in…

Opinion

Melissa Dever: Are you eligible for Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Discount?

Do you know if you are eligible for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Discount? There are many individuals…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Complaint about others says much about us

Once upon a time, there was a man who decided to join a monastery. He was given the…

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: The truth is the truth and nothing but the truth

In Webster’s 1828 dictionary’s definition of truth we find, “Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with that…

Opinion

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Aiding those in East Palestine following train derailement

This week, I visited East Palestine, where a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed leading to a…

Opinion

U.S. Sen. JD Vance: Long-term commitment needed after derailment

Like every Ohioan, I’m horrified by the Norfolk Southern train crash in East Palestine and the images we’ve…

Columnists

MJ Wixsom: It is kitty adoption season

One of the advantages of remodeling a grocery store into a veterinary facility is that we have plenty…

Columnists

From Adam to Valentine, God created us to love

According to legend, there was once a young Christian who lived in ancient Rome. Like so many of…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: What Republicans want on Social Security

For nearly 50 years, Republicans told us they wanted to end abortion. We should have believed them. After…

Lifestyles

Sin begins like sand in your shoes

It will be here before you know it… Spring! The smell of spring, flowers blooming, trees budding and…

Opinion

U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup: Better solutions are needed from Biden

Two years into office, it is clear that President Joe Biden does not have a cure for what…