Par for the course? Hardly
Golfing in one of the stupidest games I’ve ever played.I am not an athlete. I’ve never been an athlete. Anyone who has ever played...
Giving babies a strong start to life
There are many things that make me proud to be an Ohioan, but our infant mortality rate is not one of them. The Buckeye...
Celebrating FFA and agriculture
Each year Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters around the country have been celebrating this past week — National FFA Week. Many of our...
Ag-LINK: Helping ag thrive in Ohio
Across Ohio, farms and agribusinesses create jobs, spur economic development, feed our families, and instill pride in communities.As one of Ohio’s biggest economic drivers,...
Two of Gloria’s favorites to warm you up
Editor’s Note: Gloria’s family has been battling winter illnesses. Lots of sniffles and sneezes in the Yoder household, so we wish them all a...
We indeed reap what we sow
Editor’s Note: We’re happy to report that former weekly columnist Pat Haley has submitted the first of his “periodic” columns — which we hope...
Do it with joy, or not at all
Mahatma Gandhi is one of my favorite world leaders who influenced so many with ideas about social change. He has always been most evident...
Grandma stood up to Morgan’s Raiders
Summer, 1863. The Civil War was raging. Fear raced through Indiana and Ohio like wildfire when General John Hunt Morgan crossed the Ohio River...
Banyas lived ‘The Hillsboro Story’
In 1955, eight-year-old Susan Banyas peered out her third-grade classroom window and viewed the Marching Mothers with their children in tow carrying signs asking...
Dad cooks up a flaming meal
There are a great many things in life that I have never heard. One is the mating call of the notorious No-No Bird (I...
