Opinion
The Lakota Sioux sweat lodge
Eighteen years ago, I jumped at the opportunity to chaperone our church youth group to the Crow Creek Reservation in Fort Thompson, South Dakota. Our ...
WNJ policy on election letters
The deadline for the News Journal to receive election-related Letters to the Editor pertaining to issues or candidates in the Nov. 6 general election ...
Meaning of ‘manliness’ and ‘masculinity’
When we discuss sexual assault, we often talk about women. What should women do to stay safe?When I was in school, girls were even trained in women...
Beware of the scarecrow
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Not because of the pagan ritualistic celebrations of all things evil, but because it’s just fun.The co...
News mostly good for fall harvest
Harvest season continues to move forward this week for Clinton County, with many favorable yield reports coming in for both corn and soybeans.The harv...
Great Oaks, great investment
On November 6 — or before, if you’re voting early, you’ll have the chance to determine the future of career-technical education in 3...
Living life while time marches on
In recent years I’ve watched good friends walk the valley of battling cancer. Somewhat slowly they went through the process of fighting for thei...
Focusing on fighting addiction
The National Center for Health Statistics reported that Ohio’s rate of overdose deaths has grown 41 percent from 2016-2017. Clinton County has t...
Escape of Everett Crum, Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series.Sergeant Frank Copeland represents all that is good in a police officer. He is inquisitive, smart and alert....
Halloween no paper-bag-drag
Some things haven’t change over the decades. Kids still like to dress up for Halloween.In the ’50s and ’60s, we often dressed as gho...
