Opinion
Pope Francis, please don’t call for ‘peace’ in Venezuela.
Here’s the worst thing that Pope Francis could do during his Sept. 6-10 visit to Colombia: make another worthless call for peace and reconciliat...
How did whales get so big?
Baleen whales of today are the largest animals to have ever lived on the planet and have a lot of blubber. The biggest of them is the blue whale, almo...
Canning your own home-grown vegetable relish
In the past year or two we’ve seen vegetable and fruit gardening become quite fashionable. It’s a classic case of trends coming full circl...
By Sarah MorrisonCEO of the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
Recent research published in the Journal of Accounting and Economics finds that managers of U.S. companies struggling to meet earnings expectations ma...
Partnerships and ponies
Educators oftentimes use literature as a springboard for additional learning experiences. Many years ago elementary teachers used the adventures of th...
A wet butt and a hungry gut
My niece, Lisa Leslie, of Pond Run in Scioto County, is all grown up now with a family of her own. She and husband, Bill, have two sons, one a high sc...
Why we need tax reform now
Congress needs to put tax reform front and center this fall, and for a very good reason: The federal government spends and taxes too much.The problem ...
While Texas flooded, the critics went after Melania’s shoes
”Arma virumque cano” is the first full sentence I learned in Latin. It’s the opening line to Virgil’s “Aeneid” and...
The Luna moth
Who among us hasn’t marveled at the Luna moth? “Actias Luna” is the lime-green, large, eye-catching moth which we can hardly confuse...
Learning Harvey’s lessons
When disaster strikes, Americans generally respond to the call. And despite the political sniping we’ve witnessed before Hurricane Harvey’...
