Government can’t replicate private drug development
By Dr. Thomas P. StosselCancer mortality is at an all-time low. That’s the good news.The bad news is that cancer still kills one in...
Dayton-Xenia traction line
By Joan BaxterLast week I shared information about the Springfield-Xenia traction line. Before reliable roads and automobiles, the traction line was a wonderful means...
Toxic teflon
By Jill RichardsonIt’s time to ditch nonstick cookware — and then reform our laws.Teflon, you might have heard, may cause cancer.The culprit was a...
Exercise and de-clutter this spring
By Gery L. DeerDeer in HeadlinesSpring has sprung and, even though temperatures aren’t quite sweltering yet, it’s time to get off that couch and...
Remembering Walter Marshall
XENIA — Walter Marshall was born in 1915 in Colorado, he graduated from high school in Tennessee, then furthered his education at Muskingum and...
Before you reject the system, understand it
If there’s a theme that sets this political season apart, it’s the voters’ utter disdain for most of the people who practice politics. They’re...
Senior Moments
I was sitting at my computer the other day and I got to wondering about what happened to some of the old sayings that...
Remembering Carl E. Smith
SPRING VALLEY — Carl Smith was raised in Spring Valley. He taught school for several years, and was a breeder of basset hounds. His...
Establishing rules of engagement
By Bill TaylorIt seems to me that my memory box somehow has a will of its own. By that I mean how sometimes I...
To find hope, look around you
These are very unhappy times in Washington. Relations between the executive and legislative branches are not just sour, but corrosive. The Republican-led Senate has...
