Columns

Take Advantage of Upcoming Regional Farm Management ProgramsOK, I’m tired of talking about the weather, harvest progress or lack of, and let us not...

Many Ohioans gave some, some gave all

James F. Burns is a retired professor at the University of Florida. He was born in Cincinnati and grew up near Coney Island. His...

Quakers had role in ‘Great War’ effort

One hundred years ago this fall two local men landed in France as volunteers to assist the civilian victims of that “War to End...

Two giants of the Christian faith

In the past couple of weeks there have been two major significant events which have caught my attention. No, I am not talking about...

Don’t be afraid of the future

I want to first say thank you to the News Journal for this opportunity! What a privilege to share some thoughts with the amazing...

Election fatigue; negativity; stores coming and going; festival changes

As it always does, election fatigue set in long ago for local races, and the overwhelming comment I hear from everyone involved is, “I...

Protecting seniors from rising costs

Ohio seniors’ medical costs are too high and unless Congress acts now, they’ll face a tax hike next year on top of that.Even with...

From cake mix to dinner rolls

Today I want to talk to you about dinner rolls. With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, we need to start thinking of the menu...

Some days it rains memories

I’ve always enjoyed being alone to a certain extent.Brenda had a meeting a few weeks ago, and I found myself alone. The wind had...

The poppies of Flanders Field

Pictures and images are important to all us. We can read words that describe a recent situation or that describe an incident that happened...