Opinion

In traveling across the Buckeye State, the topic of housing continues to be top of mind for our fellow Ohioans.

Editor’s note: Jeffrey Owens is a Jeffersonville native, a 1995 graduate of Miami Trace High School and 2000 graduate of Ohio University. As a lifelong history buff, Owens published “Victory In Europe; A People’s History of the Second World War”, a more than 700-page analysis of World War II in Europe in 2015. Since 2015, Owens has hosted more than a dozen educational symposiums on a variety of military history topics at the Grove City Library. He is a resident of New Holland.

Do we have too many rules? Rules and laws are supposedly put in place to create a more structured and safe “society for all.” Do our public officials sometimes get carried away and create a structure of rules that may or may not last in perpetuity? When Sugar Grove Cemetery was dedicated in 1859, the rules for the cemetery were published in The Wilmington Watchman March 10, 1859. Do we still need to obey? I find no record that any of the rules have been deleted. The following rules were approved by the cemetery board of directors.

After months of pressure, the IRS has agreed to again delay the implementation of new, burdensome rules that increase tax paperwork for Ohio’s smallest businesses and entrepreneurs.

Where are you from? Have you ever been asked this question? Have you lived somewhere other than Clinton County? How much do you know about the history of Clinton County? All of these questions are to, hopefully, get your brain cells in motion. The article for November has nothing to do with all of we “foreigners.” YES, I said foreigners because unless we can answer we are 100 % Native American (Indians), we came from somewhere else.

Once again, a White House was trying to push through a trade agreement behind closed doors with no enforceable labor standards. The good news is, this time we put a stop to it.

I have read and heard many reactions to the recent passing of Issue 1. Most pro-lifers I know have expressed anger, shock, frustration, and grief.

It’s pretty simple: Every Ohio family and Ohio business should have reliable, high-speed internet. It’s a crucial aspect of modern society, and one of the most important tools for economic development.

For most teachers, hard work never pays off the way it should. It’s no secret that they are underpaid and overworked, always sacrificing for their students, families and communities. For many educators, that includes spending their own hard-earned money on classroom supplies to give students the education they deserve.

The 1882 Clinton County History contains many mini-histories of early families. As we read about some of these families, we begin to understand the diversity of some of the early settlers and perhaps can find a familiar family name that is still part of Clinton County or perhaps lurks in our memories. Do you remember any of these names?