Opinion

We’ve Got to Make Something Happen
“We’ve Got to Make Something Happen.” Those were the words the late Commissioner Doug Coleman frequently said everyone around the co...

Honoring an Ohio legend, Thomas Edison
There have been a lot of remarkable Ohioans in our history: eight presidents, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn and 22 other accomplished astronauts, Jesse O...

Visiting the National African American Museum
On Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, I was blessed to walk into the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in our Nation...
September 29th, 2016 updated: October 1st, 2016. |

Becoming Media Literate
Millions are expected to vote in the U.S. presidential election this November. Elections and voters are crucial to any democracy and an informed elect...

Many thanks
In serving the community as Executive Director of Main Street Portsmouth, I’ve made many friendships and partnerships with community leaders, mo...

Remembering Clearly
Remember is a word that has echoed through the hearts and minds of every American in the past week as we for the 15th time think back to that clear an...

Beware Of Negative Nellie’s
Lord help me to avoid the path of those that major in negatives. These are the ones who see the glass as half empty. They see dread and disaster aroun...

Ending the silence: the times I tried to kill myself
Ending the silence: the times I tried to kill myselfJoseph Pratt“I burned it reaching into the oven.”“I had an accident when I was y...
September 12th, 2016 updated: September 12th, 2016. |

Seeing the World in a Different Way
Living a unique life is quite interesting and exciting. My name is Bill Adams, and I’m the Self Advocacy Specialist at Star, Inc., in Portsmouth...

9/11 Reminds Us That We Are All Americans
Fifteen years ago today (Sunday) I was seeing patients in our clinic in Blue Ash, Ohio, on what seemed like a regular Tuesday morning.Not long after m...