Among the many things you can rely on seeing during the first few months of a new year are numerous reports from governmental agencies and other organizations. 
They all offer a great deal of statistical information that can make you stop and think about the things that are going on around ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        They appear before the flowers bloom. 
They are fed by road salt in the winter and begin to appear after the short warm spells that tease the arrival of spring. 
They are potholes, that annual curse on motorists and municipalities. 
The onset of potholes is something that is not to be ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        To the editor:  
Bob Barker, longtime animal advocate and host of “The Price is Right” always ended each show with the quote, “Help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered.” Spaying or neutering your pet is the most effective way to save lives and decrease ...
                        
                    
                    	                                        
                                        
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        I miss my boys. 
I realize it’s only been a matter of two weeks since they were all under the same roof once again.
While the greatest moments of my life are the ones where I spend with them, it’s always heartbreaking when they close the door behind them until the next time. 
That hug ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        All we hear in the news and on social media sites is how many individuals want a “legacy” to be praised and remembered for in their lives. 
Well, I hate to disappoint such legacy seekers, but in time, they will be forgotten and erased from existing on Earth. It’s everyone’s fate. ...
                        
                    
                    	                                    
                    
                                                                        
                        
                        Every week, we open the newspaper to another story on grid reliability, energy availability  and how Ohio is going to step up to the challenge of meeting the demands of the next decades. I’m here to say that Ohio’s natural gas and oil industry is our answer. The Ohio Natural Energy ...