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Reporters Notebook: Day 30

Last Thursday marked day 30, the halfway mark of the 60-day annual legislative session. It's all downhill from now to midnight on Saturday, March 14, when the regular session adjourns sine die. At the beginning of the session, I had a hard time predicting whether this session would be a ...

Editor’s Notes: Proper shelter for animals

If you are a dog owner, the last few weeks have perhaps been a little more difficult in terms of trying to take them for walks … or even get them to go outside when necessary. My pit bull/husky mix got none of the husky’s tolerance for the cold, and all of the pit bull’s daintiness when ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Listen to the scientists

I was born in 1955, at a time when the USA was entering a new age of technology characterized by the dawn of computing, and when we were first attempting to get a satellite into orbit. This was accomplished in 1958, and in 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced the initiative to put a man on ...

Op-ed: Peggy’s mission of motherly love

In 2002, my son Danny and his wife Mary Jo had begun trying to obtain a visa for Aaliyah, Danny’s Filipino stepdaughter, for nearly two years, but to no avail. It was very frustrating since Danny was an active, career U.S. Army sergeant. Upon returning from over a year of deployment in ...

Op-ed: Lent is a season of transformation and renewal

Spiritual formation is the work involved in applying religious beliefs to our lives. Spiritual principles have the ability to anchor us, inform us and define us. For those who follow the Christian faith, we have a season approaching that is about atonement, sacrifice and grace. For many, Lent ...

The Crochet Lady: This Japanese cherry blossom project will tickle you pink

Hello. I am Maurita the Crochet Lady. This month, I decided to create a project for springtime. I was inspired by the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, but you can use any color(s) for the flowers. Each flower is on a circular motif base. I chose to join six of them together to form a ...