President Joe Biden has finally decided to visit East Palestine. He is set to visit the scene of a fiery Norfolk Southern derailment Friday — more than a year after it happened. Community and state officials have criticized Biden for not making an appearance earlier, and rightly so. ...
Residents of rural and Eastern Ohio were probably steeling themselves for the news out of Intel earlier this month. After all, they have been prepared by the disappointment of one local-economy-saving large employer after another making promises and then disappearing. To be fair, Intel says ...
I am a historian at heart. As a kid, I read all kinds of books, but my favorites were historical accounts and historical fiction. That led to my college studies and my bachelor’s degree in history. Today, each time I do an interview and write an article, I feel that I am recording a tiny ...
As our country approaches its semiquincentennial, the America 250-Ohio commission has come up with a fantastic idea for getting young people interested in our state’s (and, let’s face it, therefore our country’s) history. With the 4th Grade History Pass, fourth-graders across the state ...
It was the week before Valentine’s Day. Lynnda and I were at the mall pre-pandemic. One of the jewelry stores was having a diamond sale. We went in and found a necklace Lynnda liked. It was very affordable. All the salesman had to do was smile and take my credit card. Bradley, my 11-year-old ...
Dear Editor, I remember once seeing a very old minister say, “If I have preached the Word to you, it is a hammer. If I have preached the Word to you, it is a sword. If I have preached the Word to you, it is a fire. The Bible shatters us in conviction of sins like a hammer. The Bible pierces ...