Editorials
Shut down this shutdown habit
In the last quarter century, all of us have come to know more than we’d like about petulant shutdowns of the federal government. What we donR...
The Amazon race: Now it gets interesting
It’s no surprise Chicago made the cut Thursday as a finalist for Amazon’s second headquarters. This city is a global business capital with...
Gov. Eric Greitens can’t stay in hiding if he wants to keep his job
It’s time for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to come clean and break his silence on the black cloud enveloping his administration.A week has passed...
Self-dealing by nursing home owners threatens patient care
The outsourcing of logistical support services, which became commonplace in the U.S. military in the 1990s and later was adopted by state prison syst...
Puerto Rico’s lingering calamity
In the best of times Puerto Rico suffers the pangs of poverty. The island’s 3.4 million residents struggle to keep afloat. Government teeters on...
What took so long with the Sandy Hook Report
It’s outrageous that it has taken Connecticut State Police five years to release their “after-action report” on the Sandy Hook Eleme...
Let’s grow
Column Head: Retaining Walls Solve Many Landscape ProblemsBlog Title: Retaining Walls Solve Many Landscape ProblemsOne of the most cost-effective and ...
Johnson: ARC report ‘disgusting’
Most recently the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) again designated Scioto County as having a “distressed” economy; which means we co...
Letting go
Imagine you with endless mental, physical, and spiritual energy.Imagine you off that emotional roller coaster focused, creative, and ready to live you...
So how nutty is a squirrel?
I heard a tapping on the glass of my bathroom window. I put my face up close and was looking into the eyes of the neighborhood red squirrel. Just behi...
