A reader stresses that agriculture is no longer a profession of farmers. It is a government institution fraught with bureaucrats, lobbyists and all the mud and muck of politics.

A local pork producer take the opportunity to share a few facts about the recent settlement agreement reached between the USDA and the National Pork Producers Council.

Salem reader comments on the Columbiana County Budget Commission’s failure to respect the law.

Steve Badgett of Berlin Center, Ohio, calls for the complete dismantling of the Ohio Proficiency Test.

A letter in response to the Jan. 25 article “The British came awhile ago,” relates it to the old song, “Take this job and shove it”.

George Slater explains the position of the Ohio Farmers Union in support of the Nobel County visioning program.

Donovan fan takes a new look at his own lawn tractors.

The nomination of Sen. John Ashcroft as attorney general shows that Bush is serious about cleaning up the justice department.

If they can develop a small piece of plastic you use to talk to people half way around the world, then battery-operated vehicles, with small engines running generators to recharge these batteries, could produce vehicles that would travel 200 miles per gallon.

Farm Bureau rep’s comment regarding the Noble County visioning program angers another county resident.