Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: No gain in spinning truth

Political parties are known for putting a “spin” on stories that favor their stances on issues or personalities.…

Lifestyles

Danny Tyree: Would it kill you to buy some antiques?

Besides the omnipresence of cellphones (“those little machines”), my mother’s greatest frustration in her final years was the…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: And now, ‘the rest of the story’

For decades, radio reporter Paul Harvey explained to Americans in understandable terms, both events and their origins and…

Opinion

Jonathan Sharp: Addressing Ohio’s ongoing asbestos crisis

Mesothelioma is one of the rarest types of cancer that develops as a result of asbestos exposure. By…

Columnists

Tim Throckmorton: Voice of liberty rings out

George Orwell’s line, “If you control the language, you control the people” is chilling but true. If you’ve…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Dealing with worry

Have you ever met someone who is a chronic worrier? They can’t seem to enjoy life because they’re…

Lifestyles

Danny Tyree: Salute to late shift workers

My wife’s sister and her husband have for years both worked third shift (a.k.a. “the graveyard shift”), and…

Opinion

Jim Crawford: The Trump Doctrine

Thanks to the rapid-fire chaos of the first month of the Trump administration, it is easy to see…

Opinion

Steve Sydow: Ohio’s seniors need anti-obesity medications

The obesity epidemic is a full-scale public health crisis. More than 100 million are impacted, millions within that…

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: If you are wise, you will learn to control your tongue!

For the past 40 years, I have spoken, more often than not, weekly in a church, a conference…

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: What to do with your pet’s microchip now that Save-A-Life has closed

Microchipping your pet is one of the most effective ways to ensure they can be returned to you…

Opinion

Hannah Halbert: Federal funding freeze a danger to Ohioans

Editor’s note: This statement was released in response to President Donald Trump’s orders to freeze federal funding: Federal…

Opinion

Danny Tyree: Is it time to stop making pennies?

In 1936, Bing Crosby entertained the nation by crooning “Pennies From Heaven,” but in 2025 it seems that…

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: History always matters

The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by Soviet troops was marked recently at the site of…

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: What kids know about love

What does love mean? That question was posed to a group of 4–8 year-old children and their answers…