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Taste freshness at farmers markets

Editorials

Take some of the region’s freshest produce and throw in an opportunity for area residents to enjoy a pleasant day with family and friends, and you have the perfect recipe for local farmers markets. Held at many locations throughout the Tri-State Area, the markets offer a chance to buy fresh fruits and vegetables and to support the men and women who grow them. You’ll also find a variety of baked goods; jams, jellies and pickles; candies, cookies and fudge; and crafts from local organizations, vendors and crafters. The markets offer the chance to enjoy some time outside and ...

Guest column/Override the vetoes — delivery property tax relief

Local Columns

Ohio’s business community is facing mounting challenges, and skyrocketing property taxes are at the top of the list. At the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, we represent more than 8,000 businesses of every size, industry and region across our state. When we surveyed our members last year, one message came through loud and clear: The most pressing tax concern for Ohio’s employers is property taxes. Since receiving those results, the Ohio Chamber has been working with other business associations, including Ohio Realtors and the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio, to study the property ...

Football has returned

Local Columns

It’s hard to believe that we haven’t been able to watch a Pittsburgh Steelers game in six months. The last time we saw them, they suffered a 28-14 loss in Baltimore in the wild card round of the American Football Conference playoffs. That loss, on Jan. 11, marked the team’s fifth in a row and brought an end to what had had all of the makings of a pretty good season just a month or so earlier. A lot has changed since that dreary Saturday afternoon — quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Justin Fields have moved on, as has wide receiver George Pickens. Both of the former ...

Thanks for your support

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The Combat Veterans Support Group Chapter 1 of Steubenville would like to thank the management and employees of the Steubenville Wal-Mart store and to everyone who donated to us on June 28. We are very proud of the support everyone gave us. We would like to let everyone know that all of the money you gave us will stay in our area to help veterans in need. We also gave out some 1,500 3-inch-by-5-inch flags the day of our drive. Once again, thank you all. Frank Featner President

A beauty that will live through your reflection ...

Local Columns

The husband of a friend of mine died unexpectedly on the Fourth of July. Now, that sentence pretty much sums up what happened in about ... what, 12 words? Of course, that sentence is not so simple. First of all, when I say “a friend of mine,” I do not mean someone whom I have ever had the opportunity to meet. Well, not in person, anyway. So, I guess you wouldn’t exactly call us “friends.” Maybe I should have said acquaintances. Although, it’s not as if I know her just in passing. I’m not actually sure what I should call her now that I think about it. It just ...

History in the Hills: What’s in a name?

Local Columns

I come from a long line of men in my family called Paul. My name is Paul, my father and his father, too. My wife and I made it a point to name our son Paul as well, extending the tradition well past the 100-year mark. Maybe if he is blessed with a son at some point in the future, he will continue the tradition, but there is no pressure. Who knows what the future will bring? I enjoy looking back through family history, not only mine but others, too, and seeing how names change with popularity. The year I was born in the 1980s, the most popular boy’s name was Michael, and the ...