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Clearing my almost good name
Since they were old enough to be even dimly aware that their lives were published, my children have understood that a fair amount of good-natured humiliation goes with the territory. This is to say that I may have slipped up and told a story or six that to me was “adorable” but to them was
Traditions: The gifts that keep on giving
What does one give the 9-year-old who has everything? My children — and most of their friends — are the luckiest children in America. Toys and books pack the corners of their home. Camps and chorus and lessons and DVDs and electronics of all shapes and sizes fill their days. As a result, I cannot
Ohio film to premiere at Sundance Festival
COLUMBUS — An Ohio film maker will also make strides for the Ohio film industry when his production premieres at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Jan. 20-30 in Park City, Utah. The film was produced with assistance from the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which is administered by the Ohio Film Office of the Ohio
Staple food prices trend down for fifth straight quarter
WASHINGTON — Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased for the fifth consecutive quarter and are significantly lower than one year ago, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare a meal was $42.90, down $3.13
Deer hunting: Chronic wasting disease on target this season
The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory has begun analyzing brain tissue to determine the level of chronic wasting disease in the state.
How to mitigate frost heaving in alfalfa fields
There are practices you can implement to reduce the risk of frost heaving. Two prevention strategies focus on increasing residue and minimizing bare soil.
Bring back some common sense
Every day, seemingly forever, we are being bombarded with politics, invading our homes and our conscious thought.
Truck driving mama
First I would like to apologize to any innocent drivers in a nearby urban area who may/may not have been menaced by a woman with a white knuckled grip on the steering wheel of a large white truck. That was me and I am sorry.
Helping bats come home to roost — and recover
White nose syndrome is decimating native bat populations in the eastern United States and Canada.
Only the land lasts forever
The final Saturday in October swept me three hours south for lunch with my parents and nearly-new grandniece and, later that Halloween afternoon, backwards about 40 years for visits with some ghosts on the farm of my youth. It began as an afternoon drive from my parents’ home in town to the Bottoms, that black
