Welcome to the New Year!
Welcome to the New Year! Today for most is a day of eating, and more eating, perhaps some drinking — or nursing of hangovers — and of course, parades and football on TV. Not to mention enjoying the companionship of families and friends. And that’s the way it should be. Today is a holiday, a special holiday because it signals the start of a brand new year. Enjoy it and savor all of it. Besides there are 364 other days awaiting us in 2009. The past year, as every single year does, had its shares of highs and lows, the good and the bad and a lot of in between. The biggest ongoing story regards jobs. Actually a lack of jobs. Locally, our area reflects economic maladies which have affected the nation and the world. Dramatic losses of jobs in the industrial sector of Salem and nearby communities have been staggering. When such losses occur we are all affected at least partially in a dominic effect way. You didn’t have to work at one of the affected plants or shops to be moved by the impa
» Full StoryHave a very Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to kids everywhere who will tightly squeeze their eyes tonight and strain to hear reindeer footsteps on the rooftop. They will finally fall asleep in a bed full of warmth and full of dreams. And Merry Christmas to all of us who wish w
» Full StoryRoses&Thorns
Thorns, and these will hard to top, to the idiots/jerks/morons — come up with your own name keeping in mind this is a family paper — who shot a dog beloved by its owners. We have a hard time believing it was mistaken for a deer, It was a heartless ac
» Full StoryLet us be truly thankful today
Today is a day for reunions, good food — make that a lot (burp!) of good food — good cheer and for watching parades and football on TV. But it is also a day for each and everyone of us to give thanks.
Give thanks for the generations in yo
Vehicle versus deer on the rise in Ohio
Calling it man versus beast would be extreme; maybe a bit too melodramatic.
But right now drivers throughout Ohio and own communities are waging a battle on the roadways: trying to avoid striking deer.
We read the accident rep
It will take more than rolled sleeves
Photos were plenty during Barack Obama's historical win on election night. One published photo contained an important element of symbolism — the president-elect had his sleeves rolled up.
It would be nice to celebrate an historic mileston
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