Columns & Commentary

To the Taxpayers of Morgan County,

This year on Sept­ember 11th, Amer­i­cans will mourn the 18th anniversary of one of the most horrific days in U.S. history. We will pause and remember the way we felt when we first heard the news. We will recall where we were and who we were surrounded by. We will mourn the lives lost and the families who still grieve.

Of all the words people use to start a conversation, the four that always scare me are: “Hey, did you know?” Too often I don’t know the “information” being passed along because it isn’t true.

Dear Editor:

Freedom, independence, self-sufficiency: these are great and glorious concepts. We celebrate them this time of year, whether we process it that way or not, because they’re so deeply engrained in our image of America. We see ourselves as a nation of rugged individualists: seizing the bull by the horns, charting our own course, walking alone into the forest with an axe slung over our shoulder.

It’s been awhile since my last column. Since then, my spare laptop died – and four people close to me threatened to follow it.

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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has released the 2018 edition of Ohio Sunshine Laws: An Open Government Resource Manual. The release of the manual, commonly referred to as the “Yellow Book,” coincides with the beginning of National Sunshine Week.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, on March 2, issued a report indicating that 131,345 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2017.

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Have you driven through the Helmick Covered Bridge lately? You might want to change your plans and go somewhere else for your Sunday drive. I just returned from the Helmick Road area, and I almost wish I’d stayed home.

We have all seen the poor guy standing on a street corner, a little down on his luck, with a handwritten sign stating ”Will work for food!” I can relate to that man’s predicament.

Congressman Steve Stivers (R-OH 15th District), who is an Army Brigadier General in the Ohio National Guard, was honored last night at a Capitol Hill reception for generals in Congress hosted by the nonpartisan organization Mission: Readiness.

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Three personal experiences with the problem of illegal dumping and eyesores

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Are you ‘in a pit in a funk?’

You may be familiar with Ohio’s “529 Plan” savings accounts that help families set aside money for future college costs. The federal ABLE Act, signed into law in December 2014, provides a similar savings account opportunity for people with disabilities and their families. In Ohio, these accounts are known as “STABLE” accounts.