The Colors of Health: Fruits and Veggies — More Matters
Nutritional campaigns promoting good health have become necessary because we are too lazy and spoiled to think about what we are eating. Once upon...
What we need is tax reform
Editor:Taxation without representation, property tax to pay for public education, double and triple taxation standards, tax on social security and unemployment benefits, excessive and...
New London, Ohio, festival celebrates 100 years: Small town pride carries life lessons
This past weekend was a very special one for our family. As New London, Ohio, celebrated its 100th Labor Day Festival anniversary, we wouldn't...
Support of 4-H, FFA youth is priceless
The small signs were plastered throughout the barns at the Ashtabula County Fairgrounds: “Who will buy the million dollar steer?” and “Who will buy...
On the road: WDC, Boston and old age
Somewhere along the 2,684-mile, mid August drive from central Illinois to Washington, D.C., Newport, Boston and back, I crossed an unseen line into old...
FSA Andy for Sept. 4, 2008
Hello Again!The Wayne County Fair starts this Saturday. The Budweiser Clydesdale horses will be on display there most of the week, with intermittent scheduled...
Raised by wolves? Confessions of a real she-wolf
There are moments in parenting when your children make you so proud that your heart seems to swell outside of your body, when you...
Late summer brings all sorts of interesting critters
As summer winds down, here are a few observations I've made or expect to make over the next few weeks.
Purple Traps
As...
There’s lots to know about the dairy industry
I have decided to use a new format for my contribution to this column -- referring to it as the Dairy Brain Teaser. I...
A pet owner’s nightmare
They were such an unlikely pair, but pair they were. Playing together. Sleeping together. Eating together.They were Hamilton, 70 lovable pounds of boxer mix,...
