Opinion
We’re still here to help; some ag talk
As I sit at my makeshift office at home for yet another week, I have to admit I am one of thousands that want to get back to normal. I realize we don&...
Pizza spaghetti a hit for Yoders
Good morning from the Yoder home.These quiet, pleasant mornings are almost addictive; once you get started, it’s hard to miss a single one. For ...
Death upon the murder hornet
Like the rest of America, we’ve been following the coverage of the so-called murder hornets showing up in northern Washington state and just acr...
Small changes to bring big improvements for November election in Ohio
Ohio completed its primary election on April 28 in a way that no one ever envisioned, but in a way that was necessitated by the global pandemic. While...
Love for making people well again
Sarah Marie Whitaker, from Pleasant Plain, Ohio, has wanted to be a nurse for as long as she can remember. She has dedicated her life to helping other...
Wilmington College students’ non-violent response to Kent State
Monday was the 50th anniversary of the killing of four Kent State University students in Ohio during an on-campus demonstration against a U.S. governm...
The patient wasn’t alone after all
The last time they visited him, the whispers of staff and the beeping of the heart monitor were the only sounds in Intensive Care as the loving family...
Ohio’s beautiful bats: Don’t fear them — they’re our friends
Here in Ohio we are blessed to have some of the most beautiful natural landscapes filled with countless breathtaking examples of unique wildlife. The ...
Responding to the call in a big way, departments help at Blanchester fire
I want to recognize the professional Wilmington dispatcher who was working during the early morning fire on March 20 in Blanchester. That fire took ou...
Where’s the judgment during pandemic?
In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, in the 1980s and ’90s, my brothers and sisters on the “religious right” were screaming about...
