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How will your year stack up financially?

What a wonderful week to hopefully finish this year’s harvest. New record temperatures for part of the week made many of us probably wonder...

Giving back to America’s veterans

For three decades, I have had the honor and privilege to serve alongside many of the brave men and women in the Ohio Army...

Access to timely, quality prenatal care

Each year, more than one million babies are born to mothers who did not receive adequate prenatal care.These babies are three times more likely...

Resource to help seniors avoid falls

You may be surprised to learn that, among Ohioans 65 and older, falls are the leading cause of injuries that lead to emergency room...

Sometimes it’s good to worry

It just makes sense to me. When a person starts to worry about something, they usually take some kind of action to lessen their...

For the love of grandparents

On Oct. 12, Columbus Day to be exact, my family lost our grandmother. About a year-and-a-half ago we lost my grandfather. It has been...

We smiled as we left Staunton, Virginia

Thomas Wolfe said, “You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood, back home to a young man’s dreams of...

From Capitol 4th to wedding bells

When I thought about my life 15 years ago, two dates stand out in my head. One was my birthday, and the other, Christmas...

The importance of having fun

The Murphy Theatre started to fill quickly. By showtime every single seat was taken. The grand old theatre was filled from the first front-row...

Protecting domestic violence victims

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a cause that focuses on a tragedy that sadly targets millions of Americans every year, including in many...