Student life during the Depression
A new oral history project at the University of Illinois is helping to recover the routine and preserve the ordinary through the memories of Depression era undergraduates.
Hillsdale FFA wins at state
The Hillsdale FFA dairy foods and agronomy teams both won their respective state competitions and will compete in the national FFA contest in Louisville, Ky., this fall.
Movie plots often reflect real life
A good love story resonates with audiences in part because they reflect plot lines that turn up over and over again in real life: stories of first love, sacrifice, rescue, postponement, and more.
Ohio Bull Test sale averages are up
Ninety-eight bulls sold for an average of $1,642 at the 32nd annual Ohio Performance Tested Bull Sale April 21.
Organ restoration sounds a new note
John Watson, conservator of instruments at Colonial Williamsburg, and David Blanchfield, associate metals conservator, recently conserved and restored Colonial Williamsburg's 18th-century chamber organ.
Professor says bigger churches aren’t always better
According to a survey, churches in the United States are never going to be mega-churches, and according to a Emory University professor, shouldn't try to be.
Dodging the dodgeball debate
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell writes about the lessons she learned playing the game experts are now trying to root out of school sport.
‘Seven Sisters’ quilt made for raffle
The 17th annual Panhandle Piecemakers Quilt Show will be held June 8-9 at the John D. Rockefeller Career Center in New Cumberland, W.Va.
Ohio alert for foot-and-mouth
Ohio Director of Agriculture Fred L. Dailey, does not believe it is inevitable that the disease will make its way into the United States, but the state is refining its battle plan should that ever happen.
Seven stories of love
Marcia Millman explains seven stories of love in her newest book.













