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All veterans deserve a place to call home

Winter is fast approaching, meaning colder temperatures and dangerous conditions for far too many veterans facing homelessness in Ohio.The progress we have made toward...

Are you really ready for the harvest?

Harvest has begun. Are you ready?Have you cleaned and prepared your grain storage and handling equipment? This should be done a few weeks before...

Campaign designed to welcome Pope Francis

People of all faiths, and Catholics especially, look forward with great joy to Pope Francis’s visit to the United States from Sept. 22 through...

Fighting against layoffs in Piketon

Folks in and around Pike County know better than anybody about the significant economic, energy and military impacts that the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion...

You are seen, and also not forgotten

In Genesis 12, a man named Abram in the city of Harran heard God calling. God promised to make him into a great nation,...

Mandatory sentencing of imposition case

In March 2012, Damon L. Bevly pled guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition (“GSI”) – a third-degree felony. At the plea hearing,...

The Defriendification of America

Those of you who frequent social media, specifically Facebook, know what I mean when I say someone “friended” you. You might also be one...

Agonizing dilemma: Health or job?

Last week we celebrated Labor Day, and we welcomed an important step forward for American workers, with the President’s announcement that federal contractors will...

What an incredible partnership

There is a saying that goes, “It’s amazing how much you can get done, if you don’t mind who gets the credit.”That’s one of...

Suicide prevention efforts in Ohio

Of all the issues that come before the state legislature, some take on extra significance when weighed against the consequences of not acting. Since...