The history of Sugarcreek Township
By Joan BaxterWhen Greene County was established, there were four townships: Mad River, Silvercreek, Beavercreek and Sugarcreek. Last week I shared the stories of...
Anytime, anywhere – the reason we can pray
By Sandra SheridanMatthew 6:9 “Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.”Have you ever wondered how a cell phone works?Most of us...
After Orlando, we must let light drive out darkness
By Jesse JacksonOrlando now will be added to the haunting list — Newtown, Conn., Virginia Tech, San Bernardino, Calif., Charleston, S.C., Aurora, Colo. and...
Hooked on conservation
By James McClintockMore and more of America’s 40 million fishers are enjoying fishing as a catch-and-release sport.Something remarkable has happened to recreational fishing.Increasingly, game...
Hatred, rhetoric and the violence they spawn
By Leonard Pitts Jr.I am supposed to be writing about a shooting in Orlando, but my thoughts keep circling back to a funeral in...
Hey! Hey! they’re ‘still’ the Monkees
By Mike ScintoIn the summer of 1966, just a few months before entering high school, I remember the excitement my best friend Mike and...
Rank has its privileges
By Bill TaylorIt seems to me that the more information we get about the private, unsecured e-mail server used by former Secretary of State...
Is this new reform a toxic waste?
It may take over three decades to regulate consumer chemicals that we already know are deadly.There should’ve been an overhaul in how we regulate...
Beavercreek Flo
Remembering FloEditor:On June 7 Florence “Flo” Thompson died.If you live in Greene County, particularly Beavercreek, and never heard of Flo; shame on you. Unlike...
Remembering David Painter
CAESARSCREEK TOWNSHIP — David Painter was one of the earliest residents of Caesarscreek Township. When he and his family constructed their first log house,...
