Opinion
The cat who lived in a tree
It’s an understatement, I know, but for the purposes of this story, I point out that there are differences between the domestic cat and the wild...
What’s wrong with people?—What’s right with people?
People are messy creatures. People come with flaws, faults, and problems. People make blunders, mistakes, and errors.We are complicated and complex. W...
Freedom Land– The Underground Railroad
Portsmouth was a place of freedom for slaves escaping across the Ohio River. The slaves that were fortunate enough to escape needed to shelter in a sa...
SOCIALISM’S SIN
SOCIALISM’S SINThat it had to be said out loud is something one has to absorb. That it was said in the State of the Union Address by a sitting P...
The Trumpet SoundsGot Love?
Love is a mystery. Is it an emotion? Is it action? Is it an amalgamation of both? People with a scientific mind sometimes explain all the feelings inv...
Fatty livers in teenagers can be helped by eating less sugar
Fatty liver disease (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD) has become epidemic in concert with obesity. NAFLD frequently even happens in kids, espec...
What a ‘Night to Shine”
The last few weeks have been contentious to say the least. Every time I turn on the television, I hear about crime, murder, riots, attacks, and our na...
Shark businesses abound in Ohio
Payday lenders, pawn shops, car title loans, and rent-to-own stores. For-profit businesses that feed off the desperation of people in financial crisis...
Twitter tweeters need to chill before they spill
Do you have a Twitter account? It is a powerful internet tool with instant access to other humans.Twitter, created in 2006, is an online social networ...
When the trees froze and fell
It was Feb. 19, 2003. I had come out of a four-year retirement from the Ashland Daily Independent to go back to work as a reporter for the Portsmouth ...
