Opinion
Tribune Editorials
Fairgrounds project can’t be rushed
Like it or not, the Lawrence County Fair will be here in just a little more than a month. The county fair board was sent ... Read more
Groundbreaking both symbolic and significant
Tossing the dirt into the air at Collins Career Center Wednesday may have been a symbolic gesture more than anything else but it was important ... Read more
Memorial Hall may be able to be saved
A key part of Ironton and Lawrence County’s past may have a viable role in its future after all. That is a reasonable conclusion after ... Read more | 4 comments
Global focus key to local opportunities
More than ever before, we live in a global economy. The days of just competing for new jobs with neighboring cities and states have long ... Read more | 2 comments
Tribune Columnists
Trip to ‘big city’ shows progress
Watching the green hills and farmland fly by outside the charter bus window along the driver’s “short cut” to Columbus illustrates exactly how big a ... Read more
Remembering we are all human
It might be the biggest understatement in the history of language, but here goes: Technology is changing our world. Even on our big old globe, ... Read more | 2 comments
Are we ready to think differently?
A famous scientist is often credited with saying the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” ... Read more | 3 comments
Early learning equals later successes
“Are tornadoes strong? Why are baby kangaroos called Joeys? What does exercise mean? How many millions of people live in the world?” These questions are ... Read more
Letters to the Editor
Plan to battle Alzheimer’s is tremendous step
We’ve all watched loved ones fade away under the weight of Alzheimer’s. The loss of memory, sense of self, and control over bodily functions turns ... Read more
Freedom has to become more than just hollow word
Last week President Obama made public his ‘evolved’ view on an issue he could no longer ride the fence on. But what struck me was ... Read more | 51 comments
Americans must demand more from both parties
In a recent article, Jim Crawford stated that the Republicans say we can no longer afford Social Security, as it is, and Medicare, as it ... Read more | 14 comments
Governor’s lack of support jeopardizes steel mill
Southern Ohio is in dire need of good paying industrial jobs. A private firm is pursuing financing to construct a highly efficient steel mill to ... Read more | 6 comments
Opinion Columnists
Time for nation to declare war on being stupid
America is not the “social issue fixer-upper in disrepair” Progressives make her out to be. Instead, ... Read more | 19 comments
How do you define Mitt Romney?
America’s 2012 Presidential election has now officially entered its “English Class” stage. On Election Day they’ll ... Read more | 1 comment
