Yoders prepare for trip to Pennsylvania
Would you like to take a peek into our world today?It’s the day before a three-day trip to Pennsylvania, where we plan, Lord willing,...
What’s wrong with medical marijuana?
Results from a July 2016 Gallup poll, “… found that 13 percent of adults in the U.S. report currently using marijuana … 43 percent...
There is lore to an ax
These days we don’t think much about axes. They’re kinda old fashioned and they are too closely associated with manual labor for them to...
Awareness is key to fighting autism
Seven years ago, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “Why?”Why my son? Why my perfect, sweet, wonderful Max? Had I done something wrong? If...
Sometimes enough is enough
Dear Grandparenting: We still had our health and our big house in 2006 when our daughter gave us our first grandchild without bothering to...
Rebuilding Sidney’s transportation infrastructure
Part two of Mike Barhorst’s recent column: Asphalt rejuvenation is the process of restoring chemical properties that have been deteriorating since the moment new...
Amish insurance: lots of help
Last week I wrote about my cousin and close friend’s house burning down in a fire. After the fire destroyed their house and most...
Rebuilding Sidney’s transportation infrastructure
In November 2014, voters in the city of Sidney approved a 0.25 percent increase to the municipal income tax rate with the proceeds from...
Paying up is a taxing job
Recently, it became necessary for me to do some business with the state of Florida. I do not like doing business with the state...
Tying flies for one way of life
If there’s one thing you can honestly say about Delbert McLain, he’s as persistent as a winter cough. As our chamber of commerce here...