Columns

A promise finally kept

After somewhere around 37 years, a lost class ring is finally on its way back to its original owner.I recently wrote about keeping a...

Teachers making a difference

As I travel around Ohio visiting schools, I see great teaching happening everywhere — a teacher in Swanton bringing history to life through interactive...

Just fine in ‘our little world’

The other night, while watching YouTube, I heard a song by country singer Tom T. Hall called “Our Little World.” He sang of the...

Sometimes, ya just gotta laugh

When I was only nine years old, I followed the political wrangling between Nixon and Kennedy. Since then, I have been fascinated by the...

Ag census: More renewables on farms

Farmers are increasingly adopting renewable energy on their farms. According to the U.S. Census of Agriculture, released on April 11, 2019, solar and geothermal...

Making communities healthier takes 24/7/365 teamwork

At Clinton Memorial Hospital, we know that it takes around-the-clock efforts and dedicated teamwork to provide the highest quality care for our neighbors...

Ready to do some gardening?

The calendar says we should be in full planting frenzy, but because of Mother Nature, planting conditions for farmers and the backyard gardening enthusiast...

Proper ways to retire American flag

This will be a short column, but I think with the recent incident in our community — and as a veteran — I wish...

College affordability in back yard

A good colleague of mine at Owens Community College in Toledo started a Twitter campaign with the hashtag #EndCCStigma. From this campaign, stories across...

Haters gonna hate, readers gonna read

I was going to write a nice light-hearted column about how seasons changing segues not only into shifting your wardrobe, but also your book...