Sheriffs, police chiefs oppose Issue 3
The Grand Lake Task Force of Auglaize/Mercer County has announced its opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize the use of marijuana...
Why Issue 2’s a ‘poison pill’ for democracy
You may think it is a horrible idea to legalize marijuana, or you may think there is merit to the concept. Either way, you...
Editorial: Devil in the details when it comes to Issue 3
Voters need to be aware of what’s wrapped inside the package known as Issue 3. You don’t have to scratch the surface too hard...
Political correctness on today’s schoolyard
It’s difficult for those who grew up playing on rusty, jagged playground slides that either melted young legs into the sun-heated metal or threw...
Editorial roundup
Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers:The Columbus Dispatch, Sept. 7Law-enforcement agencies shouldn’t be able, under the color of...
Childhood on the Cumberland
I was dog-sitting this month for my son Quentin. His pooch is a black Puli from Memphis named Cash. A Puli is the dog...
Our viewWhere were elected officials?
Political gridlock in Washington has been a favorite topic of complaint for several years now when friends meet to chat over coffee, a golf...
New Orleans 10 years after: a soldier’s view
Few veterans who are college students have served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, and in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. I recently met Stephen Hayes,...
New testing for 2015-16
Like all public school districts in Ohio, Sidney City Schools will experience changes in testing for this school year. American Institute of Research (AIR),...