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April Black: Facing the challenges of apraxia as a parent

May 14 is Apraxia Awareness Day in Proctorville and across our nation. I am the parent of an 8-year-old child with apraxia named Benjamin and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:00 am

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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown: Saving Ohio steel jobs

For the last year, we’ve been fighting to stop a proposed Department of Energy rule that would have put the supply chain for transformers at ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, April 26, 2024 12:00 am

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Jim Crawford: The red state dilemma

Red States are those who reliably vote for Republicans. Voters in those states report that they relate to conservative values of community, religion and anti-liberalism ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, April 25, 2024 12:00 am

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Tom Purcell: Take our daughters and sons to grandma’s

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day is on April 25, and I think we should try something different this year: Let’s take our ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:00 am

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Jeri Fields: Social Security working to support small business

Running a small business can be a 24-7 endeavor. Managing employees, inventory, scheduling, services, and marketing can be challenging. If you’re a small business owner, ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, April 22, 2024 12:00 am

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Doug Johnson: Helping those who need help is never wrong

Years ago, a man went to a convention where the famous African American scientist/inventor George Washington Carver was scheduled to speak. In the hotel lobby ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am

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Tim Thorockmorton: The pastor who stood against Britain

This week, we are blessed to celebrate the 249th anniversary of the memorable night of April 19, 1775, the night of Paul Revere’s famous ride ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 21, 2024 12:00 am

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Dean Fadel: Keeping the state’s roads safe

If you drive on Ohio’s highways (or any highway across the U.S. for that matter), you’ve undoubtedly seen it – the driver next to you ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, April 19, 2024 12:00 am

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Jim Crawford: How Biden can win in 2024

Campaign rhetoric aside, the 2024 election will be decided along the margins with independent voters and dissatisfied voters determining the outcome. Barring earthquake-sized new issues ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Thursday, April 18, 2024 12:00 am

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Debbie Gulley: Marking 50 years of the senior nutrition program

In March, the Area Agency on Aging District 7 joined the federal Administration for Community Living and senior nutrition service providers across the country and ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Monday, April 15, 2024 12:00 am

Lifestyles

Doug Johnson: Ignore the obstacles, keep being persistent

Years ago, a young man saw a “help wanted” ad in a small Massachusetts paper asking for someone to assist the office manager of a ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 14, 2024 12:00 am

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Brown pushes to protect Ohioans from increase in cost of high-speed internet

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, this week joined legislation to protect Ohioans from an increase in high-speed internet costs by extending the Affordable Connectivity ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Sunday, April 14, 2024 12:00 am

Lifestyles

MJ Wixsom: Buying local has many benefits

Buy local they say. But why, you ask. “Local purchasing is a preference to buy locally produced goods and services over those produced farther away. ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Saturday, April 13, 2024 12:00 am

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Jeri Fields: Learning financial literacy

We celebrate Financial Literacy Month every April to promote financial education and well-being in the United States. FLM also serves as a reminder that Social ... Read more

by Guest Columnist, Friday, April 5, 2024 12:00 am

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Tom Purcell: Wise insights on taxes

Wise and witty thoughts are the only things that bring me any solace during tax-filing season — thoughts, such as these: “The best way to ... Read more