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Opinion

Buckle up for driver training

Editorials

Get ready. At the end of this month, Ohio drivers aged 18, 19 and 20 will be required to take an approved driver training course and complete 50 hours of driving practice supervised by a licensed adult to get their driver’s license. This is training that is already in effect for those 16 or ...

“Calm-down kits” support students

Editorials

Switzerland of Ohio Local School District representatives delivered 300 “calm-down kits” to students at Elm Grove and Middle Creek elementary schools and Bridge Street Middle School. Those schools in Ohio County serve the areas hit hardest by deadly flash flooding in June. Kits ...

Enjoy the life God gave you

Local Columns

By Mark Wilmoth Some folks try to live life by following a door philosophy. If they try a door and find it open, they interpret that to be God’s choice for them, a sign of his approval for them to enter that door. Alternatively, a “closed door” is interpreted to be God’s sign that they ...

The fear factor

Local Columns

In high school, I rarely got turned down for a date. I wasn’t good looking; didn’t have a flashy, fast car (had to borrow my dad’s station wagon); and didn’t have a lot of money. My secret was simple. I didn’t ask. I was afraid of rejection. Worse I was afraid of being laughed at and ...

Let’s make a difference for Mid-Ohio Valley families

Editorials

If you are reading this on a full stomach after having a nice breakfast, perhaps not too big, though, after a big meal the evening before; and knowing there is food in your cabinets and refrigerator — maybe even a second fridge or freezer in the garage — you are one of the lucky ones. You ...

On Labor Day, we celebrate the hard-working, ordinary people

Editorials

On this Labor Day weekend, many of us may be thinking of a quick retreat into summer vacation mode during the three-day break. It is a time to celebrate the return of college football and the promise of cooler temperatures. There will be festivals, parades, good food cooked outdoors for ...