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Opinion

What’s the deal with Evans?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: As a member of this community, seeing Jeremy Evans run for village trustee is a bit frustrating. With his big push touting transparency, there seem to be a few items that are relevant when voters make their decision for this upcoming election. His track record has become ...

Do children grow up so fast?

Columns

When I was struggling with various growth stages my child was experiencing, I thought they were never going to get out of it. We were going to live in a perpetual circle of sleeplessness and crankiness. There are many parenting witticisms that we, experienced parents, grandparents, caregivers, ...

1,000 columns and still counting

Columns

This column isn’t about vehicle and traffic law or even traffic safety. It’s about the 1,000 weekly column I have written over the past 19-plus years. What began as a one-year commitment to the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board (TSB), of which I was and still am a member, has turned ...

Green food is good food

Columns

Daylight is lengthening. It’s been warm. The snow has come off my roof. I see signs of spring. Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day, when we celebrate all things green. Spring makes me think of green – and green food is good food. Usually. Except when I bought frozen ‘broccoli bites,’ ...

The pulse of creativity

Art Matters, by Jessica Lim

I am feeling eager. The thawing does that to me. I’m excited to swim in a lake, to garden, to have a picnic. I want to jump on my beautiful old bike and go for a ride with C on the rail trail. I’m also ready to try something new. This summer, I want to get creative. - Benefits of ...

Voting ain’t broke

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Tell Congress: America’s elections don’t need “saving.” It’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections. The conservative Heritage Foundation’s database shows only 68 cases of noncitizen voting over 40 years. That’s one in a million voters ...