Monthly Archives: October 2006
Tree farmer fighting for CAUV
SALEM, Ohio - Dave Coldwell says if his situation is any indication, Ohio is in a crisis. The Columbiana County tree farmer said he is being put through the ringer, denied CAUV tax rights on parts of his property by the county auditor, and fighting in court for tax savings that seem like they should be allowable, no questions asked.
Raymond Koch
PETERSBURG, Ohio - The events of Oct. 28, 1949, are indelible in the mind of Raymond Koch. Even after 57 years, he recalls the scenes and motions and emotions without hesitation.
Herman Miller
COLUMBIANA, Ohio - Herman Miller had just turned 23, was starting the second year of his teaching career, and was dating the girl who would eventually become his wife.
Second chance
GROVE CITY, Pa. - Tony Nicoletto tells people they don't want to be like him. That's because most people like him aren't alive.
Putting a price tag on farm safety
LONDON, Ohio - A few extra minutes or a few extra dollars on a farm can be priceless and farmers are often reluctant to part with either.
Harvest brings back fond memories
Tragedy. The nerve-jarring news of any school tragedy is difficult to take in. But the horror in an Amish school house in a bucolic part of the world where violence is nonexistent proved to be more than we could grasp.
Really, you can’t make this stuff up
As fast as time usually passes, it seems to pick up even greater speed in the fall. Corn and soybeans, like maples' leaves, appear to turn golden one day, brown the next and, at least so to me, are gone the next.
Who Are You, And What Planet Are You From?
We settled on a bench across from the pond in Salem's Waterworth Park. Several varieties of ducks and geese floated leisurely across the water.
Keeping the spark – and the dark – in marriage
When I was a little girl, a common advertising icon was Reddy Kilowatt. He was an electrical sprite of undetermined origin who flittered about representing the magic of electricity.
Three counties get funding for flood damage
ORWELL, Ohio - Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake counties have been approved for implementation of the 2006 Environmental Conservation Program Flood.
