Columns

A ‘community’ is just a ‘place’ if the newspaper dies
“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” The old adage came to mind as I thought about my local newspaper ...
September 15th, 2018 updated: September 17th, 2018. |

Their View
I began my career in teaching immediately after graduating from Wittenberg University in 1976, which means that for the last 42 years I have been work...

Once again, summer speeds to its conclusion
The very notion of an “Endless Summer” — long days filled with barbecues, swimming pools and little league baseball games — ha...

The times (and toys), they are a-changin’
Apparently, one of my mom’s favorite toys as a child were her jacks.She once showed me how she was the jacks champion of her class, bouncing the...

Working to create jobs in Ohio
My top priority in the Senate is to help create more and better Ohio jobs, with higher wages and benefits.Fair and balanced trade with more exports, w...

Strategy to combat drug abuse
Unintentional drug overdoses claim the lives of nearly four Ohioans every day. We’ve responded to the crisis by creating a dedicated heroin unit...

‘A Winter Queen’s Tea’ will host Miss Ohio USA
“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” — Author C.S. Lewis.Bossard Library will pair the lo...
GOP needs leaders, broad vision
If you are old enough to remember when the Republican Party bragged of having a “big tent,” with room for many people with diverse views, ...