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Firecrackers to fireworks

Following the signing of the Declaration of Independence, celebrations erupted across our small nation.John Adams, writing to his wife Abigail about the document signing,...

Stories behind state’s flag

When I was in junior high at Roger O. Borror — the old one — I took my favorite class ever. It was Ohio...

Prevent barn fires in summer

A group of educators with Ohio State University Extension shared an article that addressed hay and straw fires. Just recently someone in Ohio lost...

Uniting spirit of America

I truly appreciate history, especially American history, and especially those certain events that do so much to weave the fabric that makes up the...

Are you a bird brain too?

For the past six months or so, my bride and I have been observing a very interesting happening in our neighborhood. It is called...

Enrich city, B.L.E.S.S. your neighbors

Missionary Mark Burd from TimeToRevive spoke to a few local leaders in our community last Monday.Mark asked a couple of interesting questions about the...

Health care vote will tell us whether the GOP is ready to win and...

Will the Republican Party finally demonstrate that it is ready to win, lead and govern, or continue to shoot itself in the foot?That’s the...

Building up the 15th District

Whether you’re sitting in your car, bumper-to-bumper on the highway, or sitting at your desk breezing through the information highway that is the Internet,...

Protecting troops from predators

If you go to Wright-Patt Air Force Base in Dayton, you’ll see payday lenders and car title lenders set up on the streets around...

Touching the monuments

Washington D.C. on the Fourth of JulySitting in a hotel Room in Washington D.C.,Looking out the window at the miles of history.The Statler Brothers...