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Middle ground
I’ve always felt sorry for middle school. Elementary school gets all the love and the blind allegiance of parents and children new to education who embrace everything from fresh crayons to the smell of glue. The first day of school, playground games and cupcakes-on-your-birthday fanfare all belong to the lower grades. Sure you have to
Experts: Spend gas well money wisely
ROCK SPRINGS, Pa. — “Are there too many zeroes behind that number?” It’s a question Penn State Cooperative Extension educator Robin Kuleck stopped asking — wondering if that $200,000 natural gas lease she was reviewing was really supposed to read $20,000, or maybe just $2,000 — after she learned the potential income behind natural gas
Bats hone the fine art of bugging homeowners
I have probably bored you at length with my battles with bats, which are far more plentiful this summer than at any other time in memory.
Conservation efforts offer hope to wildlife
Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District education specialist Kelly Riley explains the importance of conservation to wildlife, historically and today.
New Ohio agritourism law provides clarity, protection for operators
On May 17, Gov. John Kasich signed Senate Bill 75, which defines agritourism, offers protections for agritourism operators, and addresses other issues.
What would Jackie O. do?
I find as I age that I look to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for parenting advice.
Ag department warns farmers to check for faulty anhydrous ammonia tanks
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is encouraging farmers to check any anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks they have on their farm for pinhole leaks or faulty welds that could undermine the integrity of the tank. Exposure to gaseous ammonia can result in lung damage and death, so it is very important
What’s so great about Ohio? Let me tell you
Most women go to the beautician for highlights, lowlights, maybe a deep condition. Me, I go for livestock. There are numerous charming reasons why I know I live in a truly small town, but going in for a quick trim of the split ends and coming home with a goat surely ranks at the top.
Apology and the fine art of making one
I don’t, as a rule, look to celebrities to serve as role models for my children. I’m not generally on the lookout for anyone to teach my children how to get arrested for a heroin possession or soliciting, and I have rarely had need for anyone to teach my kids how to lie, cheat or
Troubling lights and piece of mind – for dummies
When the “service engine” light came on in columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt’s vehicle recently, she was initially charmed with the thoughtfulness.
