Opinion
Sheriff offers CCW permits to military recruiters
To the editor:We at the Sheriff’s Office would like to send our deepest condolences to those military members gunned down in Tennessee.The Shelb...
Amish wedding: Part II
Editor’s note: This is Part II of a column about attending an Amish wedding in Ohio. Dorcas Raber is Gloria’s mom.DORCAS: The wedding serm...
Kasich’s budget to affect UVCC
PIQUA — The impact of Gov. John Kasich’s two-year budget and vetoed items will affect the Upper Valley Career Center’s campus was di...

Flags and more flags
At 10 a.m. on Friday, July 10, Steve Beshear, Democratic governor of Kentucky, officially opened a traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall in Lexington. At pr...

Where the presidency is headed
Before the ins and outs of the 2016 presidential contest become a preoccupation for many of us, it seems a good time to step back and look at the offi...
Kasich has tailor-made résumé for GOP
People from outside the Buckeye state ask the same question: Does Ohio Gov. John Kasich really have the name recognition nationally to win the preside...
Writer disagrees with Obama
To the Editor:We have a president who hates America. I think most people have him figured out by now.The military are not to be armed — the poli...

It takes a team to help a person suffering from addiction
Over the past year local leaders have been meeting to discuss our areas drug problem under the leadership of the Darke County Chamber of Commerce. As ...

Weeds of yesteryear are the treasures of tomorrow
Days like this, said Doc, a guy has to get out and get his yard work done early, before it gets too hot.“So when does it get too hot, Doc?”...
Reader troubled by columnist’s reasonings
To the editor:I found Ms. (Marla) Boone’s July 20 editorial on reading humorous, but troubling. Why the criticism of Ayn Rand, whom Boone admits...