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Things to say – and avoid saying – to your kids

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Viewpoint By Kiki Angelos I told you before, I only write on the Parent page once a month, and it seems like the days fly by so fast. As we all know, children are so important in our lives. When a couple is united in marriage, what is the first priority on their agenda? To have a little baby. And some have one, two or three more, and I call them blessings. Those little angels don’t stay babies very long, nor toddlers. Before we know it, they start going to school, they become adults, they get married and they have children of their own. At this point, your family multiplies, but ...

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MOV Climate Corner By Randi Pokladnik I was born in 1955, at a time when the USA was entering a new age of technology characterized by the dawn of computing, and when we were first attempting to get a satellite into orbit. This was accomplished in 1958, and in 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced the initiative to put a man on the moon before the decade was out. Like a lot of kids in the 1960s, this convinced me that I wanted to be an astronaut. My grandma gave me my first telescope when I was in fourth grade. Back then, Americans were glued to our black and white TVs watching each ...

It’s not over yet

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Viewpoint By Hillary Royster In November 2025, I became a member of Washington County for Safe Drinking Water (WCFSDW). Before joining the group I had never been involved locally but felt motivated after educating myself on the risks to our drinking water. I am just your typical working class Ohioan. I am 33, have student loans, two cats and like to crochet and garden. I am proud to be a member of WCFSDW. Fellow members are your friends and neighbors, across all political spectrums all united on one issue — ensuring clean water for Washington County. We truly believe ensuring ...

Kidnapped!

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Early Marietta By David Baker “How could I have been so stupid!” John Gardner growled to himself as disbelief then fear gripped him. He was led away with a noose around his neck by several Indians and a white man. In September of 1789, John Gardner and Jervis Cutler were helping each ...

God never intended for everyone to do what they see fit

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By Mark Wilmoth Five hundred years before Christ, the city of Athens, Greece, birthed the world’s first known democracy. Though only male citizens could vote (women and slaves were excluded), the idea that people might determine their own laws and rule themselves was attractive, considered a great step up from the despotic rule of kings. Even the arbitrary rule of kings, however, proved better than having no rules at all. Judges 17:6 (NIV) describes conditions in Israel before Saul was anointed as Israel’s first king: “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw ...

Get out of your comfort zone

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Viewpoint Greg Kozera Friday evening in Istanbul, Turkey. The Shale Crescent USA Team was part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkey promoting U.S. investment. The week was invigorating but tiring. We traveled to Koceali and Ankara by bus. Then an early Friday morning flight from Ankara back to Istanbul where we had a scheduled meeting with a Turkish company who makes unique packaging products. They are serious about entering the U.S. market and manufacturing some of their products in the USA. At their company dining room, we had an incredible lunch of American hamburgers, ...