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History in the Hills: The Start of Summer

Local Columns

I can’t believe this weekend is Memorial Day. It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Easter and the first days of spring. Although the weather forecast is pretty cool this weekend to be sure, Memorial Day for a lot of us signifies the first days of summer. In my family, we usually spend the weekend at the pool; and on Monday, we would spend time at my grandmother’s home enjoying a picnic. In our area, summer is a busy time, and it’s a season I look forward to because there is so much to do. We spend a lot of time at the pool, working in the yard and spending time ...

The Trump cryptocurrency scheme

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: President Donald J. Trump continues to disrespect protocol and has shown complete disregard for the long-standing tradition that in order to avoid, at the very least, the perception of a conflict of interes, as all U.S. presidents throughout history to which have complied completely, that is with the notable exception of President Trump who refused to comply during his first term in office, and continues, sadly, into this, his second term, that is to divest themselves of all of their private businesses and enterprises for the good of the country, to be returned, if they ...

Learn from history

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it” Winston Churchill. There are several variations of the above, but they all warn us to not forget the disasters of the past. I write about the Biden administration based on that statement, not because I am deranged. Let’s compare Biden’s administration with the current Trump administration. According to my math, Biden was in office for 1461 days. During that time we witnessed the following: the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal which led to the deaths of 13 service personnel, Americans and allies ...

Sundays are no longer what they used to be

Local Columns

Remember watching “The Andy Griffith” show? There would be certain episodes centered around days just spent sitting around on the front porch. And during these episodes, some weeks we would encounter moments where Andy was playing his guitar. Then once in a while, there was talk of ...

Protecting Ohio’s children

Editorials

For Ohioans who care about making sure no child slips through the cracks in our system, data out of Franklin County is nothing short of appalling. The county’s Children Services agency has seen a horrifying FIVE child deaths in a little more than a year. According to a report by WBNS, state Rep. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, has had enough. “It’s heartbreaking,” Jarrells told the news station. “It’s an opportunity for us to really have a hard conversation around our system of care.” To that end, Jarrells says his office is drafting legislation after hearing the ...

What comes next?

Editorials

For whatever reason, one fast food restaurant in particular has made enough inroads with the federal government that the U.S. Secretary of Labor visited Delaware County Monday to help the company tout its additional 375,000 jobs for the summer — 20,000 of which will be Ohio, according to a report by WSYX. Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel was there, too, trying his best to turn the announcement into economic news. Perhaps state officials are smarting from the loss (or, rather, failure to materialize) of so many of the jobs promised by larger employers who never put their money where their mouths ...