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Word on the Street
June 27, 2011 Online results Non-fiction books: 24 percent Fiction books: 42 percent Poetry: 1 percent Textbooks: 6 percent Magazines: 25 percent Graphic novels: 1 percent ... more »»
Tour of garden shows crowded but healthy lot
June 24, 2011 A walk around my garden does not take very long. The only spaces I have for flowers are strips on each side of the house and garage. more »»
Better uses exist for video gambling revenues
June 23, 2011 A word of advice to Ohio Gov. John Kasich from a state that has been there, done that: Don’t let the horse racers rip your state off. Be glad you don’t have to worry about the greyhound breeders. more »»
You have to have principles
June 22, 2011 During the prosperity of the ’40s and ’50s, there emerged a phenomenon known as “keeping up with the Joneses,” defined by some as “spending money you don’t have for things you don’t need to impress... more »» 
The word on the street
June 20, 2011 Online results Taking a “staycation’ at home: 16 percent Visiting places in northwest Ohio: 5 percent Visiting places in Ohio: 15 percent Going to an amusement park: 4 percent Traveling out of state... more »»
Encouraging Ohio’s graduates to get involved
June 19, 2011 It’s June, and that means high school graduates are celebrating across Ohio. more »»
Slaughtering the garden slugs, and other things that start with ‘S’
June 17, 2011 Today’s topics all begin with “S” and are not necessarily applicable to this time of year, but are a random collection of facts and ideas. more »»
Program offers needy kids food during vacation
June 14, 2011 Many children from low-income families depend on school for more than an education. For children living well below the poverty line, schools also provide a dependable source of food and nutritio. more »»
Wet weather brings few garden annoyances
June 10, 2011 The rain that seemed to fall unceasingly through April and May was bad for picnics, parades, parties — and hollyhocks. more »»
20 things that invoke ‘instant vacation’ for her
June 8, 2011 When a surprise — like a small fragile flower pushing itself through a cement block — meets the eye, I experience a certain sure bliss, an “instant vacation. more »»
Stuff it! Fair to offer taxidermy contest
June 3, 2011 It’s time to dust off your favorite taxidermy mounts for the first Seneca County Fair Taxidermy Contest. more »»
Fairy garden workshop planned
June 3, 2011 Whether you call it a fairy garden, a railroad garden, or simply a miniature garden, these little worlds in a dish are a lot of fun to create and to have around, inside or out. more »»
Nutter hopes private entity will run museum
May 26, 2011 Please allow me to clarify exactly what the Seneca County Board of Commissioners has done and is planning to do in the future with respect to the Seneca County Museu. more »»
Focht: SIEDC committed to economic growth
May 25, 2011 Economic development requires defining your strengths and weaknesses, creating a strategy to balance them and making that strategy work. For communities and companies, success doesn’t just happen. more »»
Winter brings potholes; spring brings sink holes
May 24, 2011 The following is the latest installment of Mayor Jim Boroff's monthly updates on city issues. Sink holes. more »»
SB 5 restores balance between private, public
May 24, 2011 Two weeks ago, I was pleased to return to Columbus to resume my legislative duties as state representative for the 81st House District following successful heart surgery in late Marc. more »»
The garden’s growing, and it goes a little like this
May 20, 2011 I have dirty windows, dishes in the sink, smears on the furniture and a mostly empty refrigerator — but the garden is planted! This sunny weather is such a gift, I just have to spend every available... more »»
Black Swamp excursion was for the birds, literally
May 13, 2011 People from Ontario, Alaska, Maryland, Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, a host of other states … and Ohio too were crowding the boardwalk at Magee Marsh Monday, seeking to spot any number of... more »»
Master Gardeners setting up shop at market with plants, answers
May 13, 2011 There is no more certain sign of spring than a plant sale. more »»
Finally, it’s time to get in the dirt
May 6, 2011 My sister in England is complaining about heat and drought, my daughter in Nashville is wailing about storms and high winds, and I am lamenting all this rai. more »» |
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