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Water safety in our region is under threat

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The issue of clean water is not or shouldn’t be a partisan issue in our community. Everyone wants clean safe water to drink and a safe environment for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren. I went to the Warren water public meeting on April 26 at the Warren High School auditorium. There was a large number of concerned citizens in attendance. Maybe they, like me had concerns about the number of brine trucks that are seen everywhere, everyday on our roads and coming through our towns. Maybe they, like me, are worried about the number of injection wells that we have in this area. ...

Asparagus: Crown jewel of perennial vegetables

Home and Garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! Spring has definitely arrived in the valley as we have seen warm temperatures and plenty of moisture, and hopefully experienced the last frost until fall. This week I want to talk about a great perennial vegetable for the garden, asparagus ...

AI has no stake in relaying accurate information to readers

Local Columns

One of my favorite things is to have negative preconceived notions about an event or interaction and be proved spectacularly wrong. I was lucky enough to have that happen to me yet again this past week when I attended an event during which West Virginia University journalism students presented their work to provide insights and news industry advice on the use of artificial intelligence. I expected this group of students to tell a room full of seasoned newspaper people that we were obsolete — that AI was coming for our jobs and we’d better just start clearing off our desks now. I was ...

Putnam Street Bridge went out in a blaze of glory

Local Columns

After serving Marietta through two world wars, the Depression and countless floods, the Putnam Street Bridge was blown to bits 25 years ago tomorrow. Has it been that long? Yes it has. The crossing of the Muskingum River was a bridge built out of necessity following the great flood of ...