OSSO home band
By Joan BaxterStudents who resided at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans’ Home were fortunate in many ways.There were a multitude of activities for...
Letter to the Editor
Capitalism and ‘free market’Editor:A recent editorial in the Fairborn Daily Herald by Jill Richardson was titled “There’s no such thing as a ‘free market’.”O...
The third coming of Ben-Hur
By Cal ThomasSince Mel Gibson’s 2004 blockbuster “The Passion of the Christ” grossed more than $600 million worldwide, Hollywood has slowly begun to look...
Remembering mentor and colleague Bob Bowman
By Gary BrockOn the morning of Nov. 8, 1976, I walk into the newsroom at the Xenia Daily Gazette. And it was on that...
Media doesn’t control anyone
By Gery L. DeerIf you do a Google search for, “how the media controls what we think,” and you’ll find dozens of articles, videos...
Taking a bite out of comfort food
By Bill TaylorIt seems to me that the term “comfort food” is kinda familiar to most folks but when it comes to describing just...
RedBlueAmerica: Why are Democrats so angry?
By Joel Mathis and Ben BoychukThis week’s Democratic National Convention opened with a stunning display of disunity: Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders booed and...
Trump’s trickle-down ticket
Donald Trump’s VP pick signals a commitment to slashing taxes for millionaires and cutting services for everyone else.It was easy to get caught up...
It doesn’t have to be “us” vs. “them”
Not all white working-class voters are ready to blame their neighbors for problems caused by corporations.It’s increasingly easy to believe that our country is...
There’s no such thing as a “free market”
Capitalism with absolutely no government intervention is a myth — and always was.The debates leading up to the election this year will no doubt...
