I used to make sure my bed was beside the nightlight that was plugged into the wood trim that bordered the wall of the bedroom. The downside was that that particular spot was in line of the hallway and our parents’ bedroom door so I also had to listen for our parents to come up the stairs ...
Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels ...
As we begin the next phase of the restoration of Firestone Park, the players will be changing. The current campaign to replace the aging football stadium (described later in this article) includes the Columbiana Schools, the Columbiana Booster Club, an interested major donor and the Firestone ...
We hear it all the time, how perilous are these times in which we live. Everyone needs to be alert, aware, and prepared in the event that a threat becomes a crisis. Today we are going to talk about something that started to appear in our fair state last summer: Rainbow fentanyl, the deadliest ...
“The thunderous sound of the Black Hawk helicopters echoed through the night as we closed in on the enemy compound. Our mission was high-risk – a direct action raid to neutralize a high-value target associated with Al-Qaeda. As a special ops combat medic in the 75th Ranger Regiment, my role ...
NOTE: A recent Facebook post has prompted the re-release of this article which was written in 2022, a reminder that bullying is abuse and is not OK. When we watch media reports showing adults using bullying tactics to fuel division in this country, how can we not expect bullying at every ...
It is an important time for families to have “the talk.” The conversations that need to be had are tough ones. Where does one begin to talk to his or her children about something so harmful? The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) wants you to know about the 4,895 and counting ...
What did we do before cell phones? Have you heard any of the things I’ve been hearing and seeing, re: social media? “Judy” checked out the kid site at YouTube that her 10-year-old granddaughter views. The parents said it was geared for kids ages 12 and under, safe. My friend, a ...
There are many compelling reasons Ohioans should demolish any proposal to make it harder for them to amend their state constitution. The most logical and hard-headed: Maintaining their ability to influence how they are taxed. Since the 1850s, not including bond issues, Ohioans have decided ...
Gov. Mike DeWine hit the right notes on several priorities in his State of the State address, legislators from the Mahoning Valley said, but how many of them will survive scrutiny and be funded after review by the General Assembly? During last year’s State of the State, DeWine listed several ...