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A few things I have learned
• All food has potassium and/or sodium. I am allowed neither. Consequently I have just lost 40 pounds. Eating is no longer fun. • People do not understand the function of the turn signal. It doesn...
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Drug problem plagues our community
I have just read an e-mail from my friend Bob Walton Jr., and I have decided it is time to go ahead and talk about the number one problem in our community. Bobby is a big supporter of the family a...
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Needy children desperately need us; won’t you help?
I am among the most blessed people in the world. I have been so fortunate as to have people call me or stop me and tell me they enjoy my columns. For that I am humbled. But it also gives me a pulp...
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Unlikely to be overturned, smoking ban is here to stay
“Cough, cough, cough,” Jack says while visiting the new Portsmouth Rowing Club boathouse. “Somebody’s smoking! And indoors, too! I’m going to call the law!” Jane, once an elite rower-turned-chain...
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Give peace prize to someone who deserves it – W
Many media sources around the world have pronounced the awarding of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama as something difficult to comprehend. The Times of London implied giving t...
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Transparency guides us toward freedom
I have always believed transparency produces trust; trust produces cooperation, and cooperation brings about positive results. There are many officials I deal with today who believe if you keep th...
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EDITORIALS
The inconveniences of living in a free society
by Frank Lewis
22 days ago | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The longer I live the more I realize there are people out there who still don’t get the theory of a free society. We have become so politically correct that we can’t handle someone voicing their o...
Let’s bring civility back to political campaigns
by Frank Lewis
29 days ago | 1 1 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Webster’s dictionary defines civility as courtesy, politeness, a polite act or expression. I saw a lot of civility at Monday night’s Meet the Candidates event at the Scioto County Welcome Center, ...
Let’s move forward with new playground
by Frank Lewis
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
I am so excited at the prospect of having a new playground for the children of our area at Tracy Park. Kiwanis has done a tremendous job of raising the money, and citizens and businesses made gener...
New press box a hit with local media
by Frank Lewis
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Among members of the sports media, there is one thing that is able to make or break a sports facility. It’s that one place where they work, out of the elements, writing, broadcasting, telecasting a...
River Days Parade A Reminder Of Days Past
by Frank Lewis
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Again in 2009 the Portsmouth River Days committee deserves to be congratulated. Each event has been well-attended, and well-planned. Actually the entire weekend is judged on the quality of the para...
Beltlessness, bass aside, they’re still bright, promising
by Frank Lewis
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I am perplexed. I am also realizing every day how out of touch I am with the current young generation. It is difficult to admit to being old and set in my ways, but the more I look around, the mo...
LETTERS
11-19 Letters to the Editor
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November is the time to give a truly lasting gift November is the month many of us gather with family and friends to give thanks for all that we have. In my family we get together because we are...
11-10 Letters to the Editor
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Mr. President, keep your promise In the next few weeks Ohio may lose thousands of jobs in addition to the nearly 111,000 already lost this year. And although job loss in any part of the state is ...
Letters to the Editor
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The children do give their all I am the proud father of three sons. Over the weekend our eldest participated in a U-8 Soccer tournament held at Valley Schools. I must say how excited and impress...
11-7 Letters to the Editor
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Grant letter has some holes that need addressed In her Nov. 5 Letter To the Editor (“City Development Has Unanswered Questions”) Linda Donaldson is correct in saying that “there is more to thi...
11-5 Letters to the Editor
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City development has unanswered questions Former Community Development Director Jennifer Hanlon, with assistance from Main Street Portsmouth Director Zoe Richards and many citizen volunteers, ex...
11-3 Letters to the Editor
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Neighborhood helped the ACS My husband and I were asked by the American Cancer Society to volunteer with the Notes to Neighbor campaign. The goal for our neighborhood was $50. We would like to...
MORE OPINIONS
Productive council meeting helps get city’s business done
by Frank Lewis
1 month ago | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
I want to thank the members of Portsmouth City Council, and the majority of citizens attending, for a peaceful Monday night City Council meeting. A minimum of personal attacks on Council members wa...
Reasons why you should buy the newspaper
by Frank Lewis
1 month ago | 5 5 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
As I was walking into the Portsmouth Municipal Building Friday morning, I watched a woman put her money in the paper vendor and take out her copy of that day’s Portsmouth Daily Times. I want to s...
Americans don’t waver on support for troops
by Deborah Daniels
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With hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops stationed everywhere from Iraq and Afghanistan to Germany and South Korea, Americans at home continue to show their support of our men and women overseas. ...
Candidate responds to mayor’s Q&A
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The Portsmouth Daily Times recently gave Mayoral candidate and current Mayor James Kalb three front-page opportunities to present his ideas and facts on issues confronting the City of Portsmouth. M...
Together we can prevent the sexual abuse of children
by Frank Lewis
1 month ago | 3 3 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the reasons I give most often when people ask why I chose to go into the newspaper writing business is the ability to affect things. I’m not talking about a political agenda, though I do bel...
Help give a gift to needy children worldwide
by Deborah Daniels
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
“Everything has to be taken a step at a time,” said Ginny Cook, area coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, as she discussed the gargantuan project of assembling and packing 5,000 boxes for thi...
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