Columns

Well, here’s another nice mess …

It has been said, “To laugh and to cry comes from the same point of the soul, be it comedy or tragedy.”I had an...

A passion for people

People get disappointed when their prayers are not answered. Then they worry, or question God.If their prayers are not answered, in exactly the way...

We won’t have another bailout

Too many in Washington and on Wall Street seem to have amnesia about the devastation the Great Recession wreaked in communities across the country...

Making replant decision locally

The weather finally allowed our farming community to have a somewhat successful week of planting both corn and soybeans.There is still lot’s to get...

Supporting business development

The state of Ohio and its southwestern region in particular have so much potential for growth and development. We continue to see companies and...

Honoring law enforcement officers

On October 1, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed into law a measure to officially designate May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day,...

Don’t retreat from drug problem

Last week the media reported that the White House is considering cutting 95 percent of the funding for the Office of National Drug Control...

Running US not like a business

Our president says he wants to run the country like a business. But it turns out running the government isn’t like running a business...

You’re on God’s Candid Camera!

Communities all over the country are doing it. It has become in some cases a very lucrative source of income.The “it” in these communities...

Welcomed words for us all

“In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare...