Many benefits of breastfeeding
Breastfeeding has a multitude of benefits for mother, baby, family and even community. The benefits include physical, psychological, financial and even environmental.Breast milk is...
Teach anti-racism in schools: It’s worth it
Research shows engaging directly with our country’s racist past and present helps students of all colors.Relics of America’s harrowing past are facing new scrutiny,...
Celebrating farmers markets; recycle program upcoming
I’m going to start off this week with my silver lining, which is agriculture and farmers. This week we are celebrating National Farmers Market...
The ‘Merk’ with a mean streak
It seems that my taste in cars dramatically changed after I sold my 1929 Pontiac, spent nearly two years in the military in Germany...
Supporting American PPE production
COVID-19 infection rates are once again rising in Ohio and around the country, yet too many of our frontline workers — including health care...
Former Sheriff Pat Haley recalls Chief Deputy Larry Newland
Hello darkness, my old friend. Long before Simon and Garfunkel used the opening line in their song, “The Sounds of Silence,” I heard my...
Pappy, what did you do …
Stories and tall tales have been told to children by their grandparents for generations. The child simply needs to ask the question, “Pappy, what...
Protect your family with immunizations
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM).This annual observance highlights the importance of getting recommended vaccines throughout your life. You have the power to...
Mystery seeds in mail? What to do; updates on field day and ‘Clean Sweep’
As I sit at my desk preparing to write this week’s agriculture column, I too have fallen into the trap that so many of...
Declaring racism a public health crisis
Cities and counties around Ohio have led the country in declaring racism a public health crisis.The first step to solving a problem is recognizing...
