Opinion
Poignant tales from a diner
Brenda and I were sitting in Classics, a first-rate diner in Hillsboro last week, having breakfast when our conversation, for obvious reasons, turned ...
Perry Township happenings
Dear Editor and Perry Township residents:Just some of the highlights from the January and February 10 Perry Township board meetings. Dick Wilson is ch...
Biting into food access by addressing key issues
By addressing key issues in food, farm, small business, and community-level and institutional policy, there is potential to identify strengths, change...
Time to fertilize your landscape plants
As cold as it’s been, veteran gardeners are itching to get out and plant. We’re only a few weeks away from the “spring thaw.” ...
Holding my stillborn son
My wife and I got the news on May 30, 1989. Our full term nine-month old son was dead. Karen had not felt the baby move in a couple of days and when s...
Basic litter assessment … for dogs
“Why doesn’t he act the way he did when he was a puppy?” — John Preston SmithMany times, when purchasing a dog, folks do get t...
Help and hope for your nerves
A friend sat outside the school one day after recess, breathing hard, trembling, and the fear in his eyes was disconcerting.The other kids, his classm...
Protecting the rights of Ohioans
Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved two nominees to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals with a proven record of fighting to strip Ohioan...
Do ‘Dwarf’ trees really stay small?
The American Heritage College Dictionary defines “Dwarf” as “an atypically small animal or plant”. “Dwarf” Japanes...
Get some rest, mom, you earned it
When the end came calling for my mother, she faced it just the same way she had everything else in her life: with her head held high, fearless in the ...
