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Guest column/Struggle for African-Americans continues
February 5, 2012 One more year has passed by, and here we are once again — in celebration of our most profound, unique, African-American history and culture, which has touched the lives of almost every civilization... more »»
Tip-toeing through the winter of 2011-12
February 5, 2012 So I’m driving home from work Wednesday, Feb. 1, and I see odd things for this time of year. I see a guy wearing a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, washing windows at a downtown Steubenville buildin. more »»
Guest column/Now is the time for a national Alzheimer’s plan
February 5, 2012 In January 2010, President Barack Obama signed the National Alzheimer’s Project Act into law, clearing the way for the development and implementation of a national Alzheimer’s plan to address the... more »»
Confessions of a ‘Twilight’ geek
February 5, 2012 I have a confession (or eight) to make: I am a “Twilight” geek. more »»
It was a week of fear, tears and cheers
February 5, 2012 I experienced a white-out during a snowstorm for the first time while Lamont and I were driving back from Massillon last Sunda. more »»
Lots of hoopla for a first birthday party
January 29, 2012 I’m reasonably confident that when I turned 1 in April of 1959, there wasn’t a lot of hoopla in the Hout household. more »»
Waking up to a horror movie scream
January 29, 2012 There is nothing more terrifying than waking up during the night to your child screaming and crying. Every thought flashes into your hea. more »»
A Valley thing unites former residents
January 29, 2012 What is the one food item that everyone craves while watching football games? If the thought of pizza comes to mind, you are entirely right. more »»
Remembering favorite foods we enjoyed
January 22, 2012 In my household, we seem to be getting worse at fixing food to eat. But we’re very good, however, at talking about food all the time, including foods we liked to eat when we were growing u. more »»
Primetime TV? PG-13? What are those?
January 22, 2012 Once upon a time, in a land, far, far away, I watched what I wanted, listened to what I wanted and read what I wanted. That was a long time ago. more »»
A Smithfield project to be proud of
January 22, 2012 Last Friday, I helped Lamont deliver meals for Lunches with Love, a community project held in Smithfield. Like the mail delivery people, we deliver through rain, wind, snow or sunshine. more »»
Glad they come but glad they leave
January 15, 2012 The thing about having company is that you’re generally as delighted to see them leave as you are to have them arrive. more »»
‘Do Not Play’ tunes rob wedding of fun
January 15, 2012 Everyone likes some kind of music, whether it be jazz, oldies or rap. The other day on the radio I heard that some . more »»
About that Steelers game last Sunday...
January 15, 2012 I changed my mind about what I was going to be wearing to work this past Monday. more »»
Some post holiday odds and ends
January 8, 2012 A lot of odds and ends are swirling in my thoughts in these initial days of the new year, including some thoughts about Christmas trees. Ours is already dow. more »»
The making of a New Year’s Eve circus
January 8, 2012 What do you get when you combine a non-baby-proofed house, new couch, a hard-wood window sill (which has already sent one child to the ER), two dogs and three children, all under the age of 4? You’r... more »»
Comparing the past with the present
January 8, 2012 The new year always brings about comparisons between the past and present in our lives. more »»
Guest column/End over-regulation now
January 7, 2012 One “regulation nation” under God? Is that what’s really happening to our country? In the time it will take you to read this column, out-of-control federal regulations will take nearly $10 million... more »» 
2011 brings a dream to fruition
January 1, 2012 Blink. It was 2011. Blink-blink. Now it’s 2012. That seems to be how quickly the years come and go, how another chapter of life shifts from present tense to pas. more »»
Review of holiday events, activities
January 1, 2012 Where did the Christmas holiday go? The weeks of December seemed to fly by so fast, and now January is here. more »»
New year, new changes, old face
January 1, 2012 Remember me? Feeling like you’re having a deja vu moment? If you are, you’re a loyal reader of this newspaper and for that, I thank you. If you don’t, well, you’ll get to know me in the coming weeks. more »» |
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