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Eyeing ‘19: Consider farm SWOT analysis

There are so many things happening in agriculture today affecting the local farm gate for farm families. The impact of trade disputes, harvest woes,...

Here is some food for thought

I have had a lifelong obsession with the f-word.For as long as I can remember, the f-word has been a part of my life....

Some fried chicken for Christmas?

This week marks the first week of Advent. For the uninitiated, that means that the Church is in the process of preparing for the...

The wonderous Christmas tree

Oh, the wonderous Christmas tree. The tradition has been around for thousands of years, some giving credit to 16th-century German Christians who brought decorated...

Buses, snow and Christmastime

“Oh, man. Oh yeah. My dogs are barking,” actor John Candy as Del Griffith, told Steve Martin, in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”, a movie...

Remembering Bush’s visits to Ohio

George Bush sometimes joked on the campaign trail that he was part-Ohioan. His father was born in Columbus, and his grandfather died in the...

Last words are important

When President George H. W. Bush died last week, his last spoken words were, “I love you, too.”The former president’s Secretary of State, James...

Immigration in focus for rural America

A raid in north central Nebraska put a spotlight on immigration in rural America.It targeted alleged labor exploitation by a local employment agency. It...

Education really is simple as that

Most experts agree that it is better to prevent a problem than create one, then trying to fix it. That is why programs that...

Everything’s changing: Find out the latest

How about those Buckeyes last Saturday!I was glad I went to the game. The crowd was great, loud, behaved around us and the Buckeyes...