Opinion
What’s wrong with the world?
This week The Times-Gazette published a letter to the editor from a local resident suggesting that the amount of violence on television and in movies ...
Influence of violence is all around us
National crises cause our society to examine itself. In the United States in 2019, there were 423 mass shootings, and already in 2020, public acts hav...
Bigger, better, but not both
Carrie Fisher said some wonderfully pithy things. One of my favorites is, “Instant gratification takes too long.” Another is, “As yo...
Float your way to peace, quiet
Adam didn’t know how good he had it.There he was in the Garden of Eden, with the trees, pleasing to the eye and good for food. He had the livest...
A reason for hope
When I walked into this week’s Hillsboro City Council meeting, settled into a seat and got all my things in order, then looked around the room, ...
Please hand me the Ben Gay
As You may or may not know, I am an avid football fan. College football is OK, and I will watch it with some interest, but I am an NFL freak.I started...
One step closer to liberty and justice for all
Editor’s Note — This piece was submitted by Fairfield High School students Ariel Hayslip, Grace Matthews, Chaise Reffitt, and Ethan Yates....
Lessons learned from a new puppy
A new puppy started sprinting through our house this week, introducing both chaos and joy into our home.As we’ve learned to adjust to the quirks...
Tribute to a very special woman
All of us have come in contact with certain individuals, and, if we are lucky, many individuals, who have enriched our lives simply by being in their ...
Kids say the darndest things
I’ve always heard the phrase “out of the mouths of babes,” but I was reminded of the truth it holds during a recent Wednesday evenin...
