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Time will tell for grandfather, clock

My wife, Brenda, put away the last piece of silverware before we walked into the living room and lit the fireplace. Our Thanksgiving meal...

New book shows what’s happening in Ohio with drugs, homelessness

Energize Clinton County co-founder Mark Rembert’s name is found several times in the endnotes of the new book “This is Ohio: The Overdose Crisis...

‘Hunting season’ in full force

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are now in the rearview mirror. The Christmas shopping season is in full bloom.However, although some people will say...

Providing citizens with no-cost vaccines

In recent weeks, the American people have received encouraging news about a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines and the public health efforts to get people...

Ohio New and Small Farm Colleges set

Are you a small farm landowner wondering what to do with your acreage? Are you interested in exploring options for land uses but not...

Living through World War II

We often listen to the stories of veterans who have experienced serious battlefield conflict. It’s easy to dismiss their descriptions of those experiences —...

And this, too, shall pass

“Do you think 2020 will be better than 2019?” the big man asked his friend in Times Square last year as the glittering ball...

The ‘Old Sow’ and Thanksgiving

If you check out an old Rand-McNally Road Atlas, you will see many, many things that I find intriguing.There are points of interest that...

Being thankful and talking turkey

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I realize it is early, but this will be my best opportunity to do so.In a year like 2020 with...

Vaccines a key in fight against COVID

Ohio, like the rest of the country, is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases. The number of new cases per day in...