Name game: How did towns get their name?
How did some of our towns get that name?Let’s begin with the county itself. Shortly after the Revolutionary War, patriotism was running high, and...
Amputation: A gruesome but needed operation
Matthew 5:30“If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose...
Learning from North Korea’s history
Before meeting with North Korea’s “very honorable” (Trump’s words) dictator, Kim Jong Un, the president should bone up on the history of that country’s...
A quiet conspiracy of billionaires
The Koch brothers are oil magnates and billionaire GOP funders.They believe that their great wealth entitles them to rule over the many. For decades,...
Letters to the editor
Stick to the common issuesEditor:All candidates offer “good” input fact run for office generally for “thankless” jobs. As a small business owner operator and...
Good night, and good luck
This edition of Deer In Headlines marks, if you’ll pardon the dramatics, the end of an era, at least for me. The question I’ve...
Protecting local farmland, water, and natural areas forever
There is no doubt that the Little Miami River was important for Native American Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. Born 250 years ago, the Shawnee leader...
Another counterproductive assault on food stamps
House Republicans are pushing ahead with another mean-spirited plan to worsen hunger and cut jobs.Once again, Republicans are taking aim at poor people.What is...
‘Modernization’ is media code for military build-up
For some reason, the media treats shelling out trillions on the military like it’s a simple iPhone update.One of the most effective rhetorical tools...
It’s up to grown-ups to stop bullying, not kids
I hold the adults who did nothing far more responsible than the seven- and eight-year-olds who bullied me.Bullying’s been in the news a bit...
