Opinion
Day trips for gardeners
One big challenge for gardeners is to visualize how plants will look when they grow up. Having a good mental picture of a mature perennial, shrub or t...
The secret to college success? Video games
College students need to play more video games. Seriously.New research shows that gaming actually improves cognitive and social skills. It’s one...
What is a market-based approach to water quality?
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a joint letter encouraging market-ba...
We all knew the Nelsons’ home
For as long as I can remember, I have had a small lamp hooked over top of the headboard of my bed. It is a treasured reading companion — a compa...
I’ll take a pass on passwords
The computer revolution is nearing its end.I predict that in a few short years, the invention that has revolutionized the ways in which we live our li...
Mail order plants — dreams in an envelope?
Whoever said “hope springs eternal in the human breast” must have been talking about the mail-order plant business. On dreary winter days ...
Abuse of ag trade aid costs US taxpayers
In 2018, President Trump pledged $12 billion to provide direct aid to corn, cotton, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean and wheat producers. Through the Mark...
Foreign aid, adjust and repair
Between 1948 and 2011 the United States gave Egypt 71.6 billion dollars in bilateral military and economic aid.Our Senate last August passed a new bil...
Ending the government shutdown
The President must immediately reopen the government, so workers can get back on the job earning a paycheck and serving Ohioans.Right now, 6,569 Ohio ...
USDA broadband initiative provides hope
Rural communities are increasingly depending on hi-speed internet to complete an education and talk to their doctors. Meanwhile, connecting to broadba...
