Columns

Less is more … not hardly

When I was a kid, rainy Saturday mornings meant that Dad would work in his garage repairing whatever needed repairing since we couldn’t get...

Are you ready for this?

Here we are. Debbie is sitting on the loveseat in the living room. She staked out that roost years ago.I settled into my over-stuffed...

Career path right in front of youths

If you ask my adult children, they would testify that I’m not very handy at all. As a matter of fact, I have always...

How well do you know your farm?

Sure, you could probably drive your fields blindfolded and you could, without a doubt, name the cow that will always come in the parlor...

Yoders sure aren’t sick of tortillas

You may or may not want to join us on last night’s adventures.I was deep into my first sleep when I was awakened by...

Pat Haley writes, fulfilling a promise to Dave Bailey

The voice on the other end of the phone was weak and frail. Not the booming voice that used to reverberate throughout the courthouse...

Clinton County GOP gathers

The Clinton County Republican Party held its annual Century Club dinner Monday evening at the Spillway Lodge. From left are Dan Mayo, Colleen Fear,...

Just what were they thinking?

As one occasionally thinks of one’s mortality, the thought “What was I thinking?” will often come to mind.Like, “What was I thinking when I...

Mr. Naismith would be smiling

James Naismith would be smiling. He died in 1939, but wherever he is, if he was watching the youth basketball game on Saturday morning,...

Keeping Ohioans safe on the road

Every day, Americans take more than 1.5 million motorcoach trips, and parents sending their children on field trips or on the road to away...