Work hard, work smart
We always talk about farms being a family operation. A family business. The first lesson you learn when running any business is that you...
Some boomers face retirement challenges
It’s difficult to believe that TV host Pat Sajak, and actresses Suzanne Somers and Diane Keaton will celebrate their 70th birthdays in 2016. There...
This campaign season, let’s fight chronic disease
The Republican field is obsessed with rolling back Obamacare. One candidate is, at least willing to discuss the real enemy: chronic disease.“The next president,”...
Patients, not insurers, should determine what a life is worth
How much is a life worth?According to Vice President Biden, who lost his son Beau to brain cancer, quite a lot. In telling the...
Now not the time to pull rug out from under Ohio auto jobs
Last week, we received confirmation of what so many of us in Ohio have known all along: that you should never bet against the...
Sidney celebrates 50th anniversary of city manager form of government
Although the date passed with no fanfare, Jan. 1, 2016, was the 50th anniversary of the effective date of Sidney’s City Charter. That document,...
Trump and evangelicals: strange bedfellows
Donald Trump, who has been leading the national polls for the Republican nomination since this past summer, has strong support among evangelicals. Given Trump’s...
Be my valentine
In second grade, we made Valentine’s Day cardholders out of two red construction-paper hearts. They were sown together with white yarn and pinned to...
Meet Gloria’s little sister
Dear Friends,How about getting to know some of my family members?I would like to introduce you to my youngest sister, Keturah Joy.Each of my...
Fixing a broken unemployment compensation system
Throughout this past decade our nation and state has had financial ups and downs, which has caused people to rely on unemployment benefits. In...
