It is not just federal elected officials who have dropped the ball for their constituents as they got tired of pretending to work on our behalf before their holiday break. In Columbus, necessary change was avoided when Senate Bill 271 and House Bill 263 failed to advance, stalling the effort to ...
With the beginning of every year comes a sense of hope and the feeling that the future ahead of us is at least a little brighter than the past that is behind us. That’s the case as we say farewell to 2024 and welcome 2025. We see that there are plenty of positive things on the horizon. ...
It’s likely that you lost a cultural icon who meant something to you during 2024, whether from the world of science, politics, the arts or sports. Whether they helped to keep us informed; entertained us on stage, on film or on television; whether they dazzled us through their ...
There are many things asked of your local newspaper. Members of its staff are expected to give you fair coverage of what’s going on around your community. Readers want them to report about what’s happening with their city and village councils, county commissioners and other boards and ...
New Year’s parties are about to get under way, and it is a good time to again remember not to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking or using any impairing substance at one of those events. National statistics offer a sobering look at the dangers of driving while impaired. According ...
Well, Christmas has come and Christmas has gone. It goes by way too fast, doesn’t it? All of the worrying we do. All of the preparation. We are constantly wondering what we should purchase for those who mean the most to us ... and then pray that it will be something they won’t want ...