Columnists

Buckle up for the truth

Have you ever had the experience of walking up on a conversation recounting a particular event that you…

Opinion

Ohio Sen. Matt Dolan: Supporting Ukraine is of vital interest to America

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion in Ukraine. Every day since, the free…

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

EDITORIAL: Chilifest is coming soon

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month across the nation and, in Lawrence County, the DD community always hosts…

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.…

Opinion

EDITORIALS AROUND OHIO: Getting politics out of Ohio’s maps

Three cheers for Republican Maureen O’Connor, the recently retired chief justice of Ohio’s Supreme Court: She said earlier…

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…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: Keeping history alive

February is Black History Month and, in the past year, there have been major strides to preserving that…

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

Letter to the editor: Local generosity helped make charitable project a success

I am writing to thank Lawrence County residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in…