A long-time dedicated county volunteer
Though her formal name was Margaret Helvenston, most people knew her simply as “Maggie.” She was a native of Bloomington, Ill., but moved with...
Remembering: Olive Hammond
YELLOW SPRINGS – Olive Dingle Hammond was born in Connecticut then grew up in Clyde, Ohio. She graduated with a major in Latin from...
Preventing student debt will take work
In recent months, Democrats seem more upset than ever about the level of student debt, with President Obama leading the charge to loan forgiveness....
Local markets nourish families and communities
Expanding access to fresh and local food is smart for people and the planet.If anyone’s ever looking for me on a Sunday morning, they’d...
Giving Ohio tire workers a fair shot
The tire and rubber industry has a proud history in Ohio from Akron to Findlay, and beyond. For over one hundred years, generations of...
Who will care for grandma?
Greedy CEOs are pitting elderly Americans against the workers who care for them.Who will take care of grandma?It’s a question we need to answer....
Hillary and her e-mails
It seems to me that the ongoing saga “Hillary and her e-mails” would be an unbelievable, almost comical fable if it weren’t such a...
A supreme threat to American democracy
We’re one judge away from government of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations.Here’s a little quiz you won’t find on the...
When children hurt, schools can help
Nobody should lose out on a good education because of a bad experience.What happens when children witness violence? It’s more common than you think,...
Medicare turns 50
Fifty years ago this week, aging in America was forever changed for the better.At the Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, President Lyndon B. Johnson...
