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Another tale in the McCoy book of GPS
September 23, 2012 I’m sure the tales of our little troublemaker GPS are getting a bit old, but I have another story to tell. more »»
Of orange, ‘go, go, go’ and ‘fizgig’
September 16, 2012 What do wearing orange, yelling “go, go, go!” and discovering the word “fizgig” all have to do with each other? You guessed it — or maybe not. They’re the makings for today’s column. more »»
And now for some random thoughts ...
September 16, 2012 And now for some random thoughts... My mind is flooded with so much right now, I can’t sort it all out. So here are some of those thoughts. Cleaning I very much dislike cleaning. more »» 
A busy week in the life of a reporter
September 16, 2012 “How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?,” a story on where and how food gets from the farm to the school lunch program, is an American and Ohio Farm Bureau approved book regarding agriculture. more »»
A week punctuated with little surprises
September 9, 2012 It was a week of little surprises, first when I was downloading photos from my film card at wor. more »» 
A busy weekend at Toronto festival
September 9, 2012 Last weekend was only our second visit to the Toronto Festival of Arts in the 35 years that it has been in existence. more »»
Guest column/Ohio program reducing abandoned properties
September 2, 2012 The mortgage foreclosure crisis has affected many Ohio cities and towns, leaving behind the blight from desolate and deteriorating houses, which hinder their economic growth and recovery. more »»
Mr. Sleepy pays an inconvenient visit
September 2, 2012 I usually wait until Wednesday evening to write this column for Sunday’s edition, electing to figure it out from week to week in the comfort of my own home — the beauty of computers and e-mail that... more »»
Ragweed causes much pain and suffering
September 2, 2012 Allergy season stinks. With a capital “S.” August and September are always bad times for me because of the ragweed. My eyes itch and swell. My nose runs a hundred miles an hou. more »»
A long string of some fun things
September 2, 2012 I can’t believe we squeezed so much activity into three days, but when I think back over the last weekend, I see a long string of fun happenings. more »»
Confessions of a Moose Track fanatic
August 26, 2012 I’m not sure how it happened but sometime between hither and tither, I have become a Moose Track ice cream addict. There, I said it. more »»
Good news comes from bad incident
August 26, 2012 I mentioned a few weeks back about losing my dear, old friend and said it was a story for a later time. Well, it’s later and what better time than now. more »»
Fair produces many touching stories
August 26, 2012 There are touching stories everywhere, and the one that moved my heart recently came about at the Jefferson County Fai. more »»
Guest column/Controlling budgets without cuts or higher taxes
August 19, 2012 Reports of deep cuts in most state budgets are all too common these days and are passed down to each level of government, including counties and school boards. more »»
An evening at the fair an event to savor
August 19, 2012 Probably the only thing I don’t like about the Jefferson County Fair is the ride to it that means you have to go through that kind of creepy tunnel or underpass on the way to the fairgrounds. more »»
Guest column/Don’t balance budget on children
August 19, 2012 There is a lot of talk in our nation’s capitol about the pending sequestration of nondefense discretionary programs. more »»
And now for some did you know’s
August 19, 2012 Did you know... The USDA allows a maximum of six maggot eggs or partial carcasses in every can of canned mushrooms. more »» 
Fair among the most memorable
August 19, 2012 The 141st-annual Jefferson County Fair is turning out to be one of the most memorable in my 37 years of covering the event, as my grandchildren — Jessie, Matthew, Jackson and Maggie — got to... more »»
So where do I fit in athletically?
August 12, 2012 There was a time when I would have watched the Olympics and been inspired to at least do a sit-up or two. But at 54, I think I have peaked athletically. more »»
Guest column/President fighting war on coal
August 12, 2012 I write in response to Darrin Shank’s letter “Economic facts speak for themselves” (Aug. more »» |
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