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Dear Readers,

By Sen. Sherrod Brown

American tax dollars should support American jobs and American producers. That’s why Buy America rules are so important.

Flea market finds: military medals, photo albums, uniforms. I’m discouraged. Was there no one in the family who cared enough to carefully preserve this memorabilia or donate the items to a museum (after taking pictures)? Perhaps family members had no sense of what military service means. Maybe the person who served came home and went on about his life: Got a job, married, had children, never showed any sign that he had ever served by wearing baseball hats or T-shirts with his/her branch of service indicated on the apparel.

Last week, Ohioans and Americans across the country celebrated Independence Day, with parades and visits to monuments and memorials, where they proudly waved American flags.

Dear Dietitian,

I’m not writing this column today to shame you into volunteering or to promote a special cause. I just want to share with you some words from friends of mine who volunteer, and I hope you will understand their diverse !viewpoints.

By David Lindeman

Dear Dietitian,

The Amish Cook column generates a lot of reader mail, as you can imagine. Not nearly as much as it used to before everyone started emailing. One of the more rewarding letters arrived in the early 2000s from a woman in Ohio who was expressing her appreciation for The Amish Cook column over the years, in particular the late Elizabeth Coblentz’s meatloaf recipe.