Opinion
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We just simply called it ‘plowing’
It always seemed to me that when the breaking plows were hitched up and the lime spreader hooked up and both were headed to a field, the new crop year had just arrived. Until the invention of no-till crop farming there just was no way to raise your crop unless…
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Making a difference By combating the heroin epidemic
At a recent town hall in Darke County, I asked those in attendance how many of them had family members or friends who had been impacted by addiction. More than half the hands went up. Sadly, I wasn’t surprised. It was just the latest example of how the abuse of…
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An incredible group of hired hands
When you give a farmer his money’s worth and maybe even more for a day’s labor, you will always be in demand. When I wasn’t working for my Dad, I was working for the farmers in our neighborhood to earn some extra pocket money and also to help those farmers…
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How about some soup beans and cornbread?
It seemed that in the winter months more than any other time of the year Mom made a meal that was basic and very good, soup beans and cornbread. There are some variations to preparing it but not many. Soup beans can usually be made from Navy beans or Great…
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What makes you happy?
I’m generally of the mindset that a vacation doesn’t truly start until I’ve reached my destination. I will not be happy until I am sitting with either a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in my hand on the other side of the long drive. I want to…
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Put prayer back in school
Dear Editor, Can you guess what the two biggest problems school’s faced in the 1950’s and 1960’s? If you guessed chewing gun and talking out of turn, you are correct. Unfortunately, the problem’s our schools face today are much more serious. According to reports, drug and alcohol use have become…
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When you’re wrong, you’re wrong
It is never a journalist’s intention to misquote any person. Any good journalist strives for getting the facts right as well as getting the words that someone spoke correct. While I’ll will be the first to admit that I am not perfect, when I make a mistake, I will do…
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I will remember this snuggle
It was a moment that may not have unfolded in the morning routine of most days. Getting six kids ready for school and myself ready for work normally looks like three hours of non-stop rushing. But in my recent efforts to make SURE my kids know the value of faith,…
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Gordon Ellis: A choice that will allow Brown County to be the best it can be in the Sheriff’s Office.
To the Voters of Brown County, There has been much opinion offered recently regarding the upcoming primary election race for Brown County Sheriff. In any election this is to be expected and is one of the key freedoms we are privileged to enjoy as citizens of the greatest country in…
