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Returning land to private owners
You might be surprised who the biggest landowner is in the United States. It’s the federal government. By a long shot. And thousands of properti...

Christmas through the years
At the age of 6, he woke up Christmas morning before the sun was up. Had Santa Claus come yet? As quietly as he could, he crawled out of bed and walke...

Buy American right thing to do
“Buy American and hire American.”“Buy America is the right thing to do.” – Donald Trump, Tuesday, December 13, 2016.At a...
December 16th, 2016 updated: December 16th, 2016. |

A friendship that will last forever
When my daughter was scared on the first day of kindergarten, Gabby held her hand as they climbed the stairs onto the big yellow bus together.When Sop...

About the John Glenn I knew
This week we lost an American hero and the longest-serving United States Senator in Ohio history. We lost John Glenn, of New Concord, Ohio. I lost a c...

We can admire imperfect people
I remember growing up in the 1960s watching a television show called “The F.B.I,” starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Like “Dragnet” ...

Thank you, Monica and Sid
When I first walked into the place I was not sure what to think. It was the Hillsboro pediatrician office that M.D. Monica Salido and her husband, Sid...

Taking care of our K-9s
On Tuesday this week Highland County’s K-9 officers received their own badges from the Highland County Prosecutor’s Office.This is a good ...

Dear council: Refocus on Hillsboro
An open letter to Hillsboro City Council:I’m sure most of you would agree that in many ways 2016 has been a lost year for our city. Since he was...

Sometimes you get the best seat
I’ve spent much of the past 20 years living in the sports world’s version of an ivory tower (not literally, of course, but how cool would ...