Opinion

Jim Crawford : On the head of a pin

On the head of a pin —that is where our economic well-being is balanced today as a result ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Stars on the field and beyond

The city, county and region were quite proud when the Ironton High School Fighting Tigers defeated Liberty Center ...

Lifestyles

Tim Throckmorton: Let us live by faith

John Wooden, head coach for many years at UCLA credited much of his success to his father. Scattered ...

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 ...

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Working toward a thunderous debut

For many years, Rally on the River was a popular draw in downtown Ironton, with the multi-day festival ...

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 ...

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