Opinion
Take it where you can get it
If there’s anything I have learned in life, it is that I am grateful. Grateful for all I have been blessed with and grateful for whatever acts o...
The scourge of your summer driving
I’m that guy, the scourge of your summer highway driving.The one driver who’s driving the variable “work zone” speed limit whi...
The gentle barber on Main Street
My wife, Brenda, and I were traveling to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and had been driving for two hours without a break. Our electronic dashboard kept f...
The Great American Front Porch
This past Thursday, I crawled around in the dirty, black mulch I had just spread around on the bare dirt on the north side-yard of our house. The job ...
JOBS Act crucial for in-demand careers
An open letter to U.S. Senator Rob Portman: Thank you Senator Portman for your leadership within higher education and career and technical education. ...
Profile: County’s Juvenile Court Services Dept.
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth of 13 weekly columns on Clinton County departments leading up to the celebration of the courthouse’s 100t...
Seeing words a sight for sore eyes
I came home from the eye doctor a few days ago, and my phone buzzed.I pulled it out and realized something terrifying: I couldn’t read.My eyes w...
Check corn now, estimate fall yields
We got a great rain this week, and we could use more for this growing crop.I can’t believe I am saying this after all the rain we have had since...
Humanity and the press
In regard to the recent shooting tragedies in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, there are individuals I’ve seen calling the media vultures, telli...
Giving summer a cooling punch
We were all ready to go at seven o’clock Friday morning when the taxi driver pulled in the driveway. At last, all the clothes were sewn and pres...
