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Opinion.

Fun ways to get outside when weather warms

Columns

Spring fever is officially here. Between glimpses of warm, sunny weather intertwined with moody, cooler days, most of us are itching to get back outdoors in some way or another. After the winter weather has kept us all inside more than we like, it is time to get outside again. And Belmont ...

Social Work Month

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, March is Social Work Month, and as faculty in Ohio University Eastern’s Social Work Program, we’re excited to celebrate the efforts and impact of social workers in our communities and around the world. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Social Work Breaks ...

People make the difference for any business

Columns

Last week we were in Florida for the Plastic News Executive Forum. While we were here I wanted to see my friend, Al, who is fighting cancer. We spent an afternoon with him and his wife in January. Unfortunately he was in the hospital and we couldn’t visit. I’m glad we spent the time ...

Cheers & Jeers

Editorials

CHEERS to KindnessU, a youth-based group, for collecting supplies and monetary donations to benefit the people of East Palestine, Ohio. Neighbors help neighbors in this part of the country. JEERS to an apparent “bad batch” of illegal drugs that is killing people — especially young people ...

Avoid puppy mills

Editorials

While the proprietors of such establishments prefer to call themselves “high volume dog breeders,” most of us refer to the kinds of places that churn out “pure breed” dogs as puppy mills. Some such places are quite a problem in pockets of Ohio, and according to the Commercial Dog ...