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Kiki’s Corner: Friendship is one of life’s greatest gifts

As we go through life, we realize how important friendship is in good times, sad times and difficult times. Good friends are one of life’s greatest gifts. They don’t have to be perfect. As time goes by, you begin to realize that every day is just another page in the story of our lives. ...

Cracking the code: Give first with a loving heart

This week I met with several women from our church to discuss how to start growing our membership. We lost people during the pandemic who stopped coming to church. Our church is facing a challenge. Most of our members are over 60. The women know people in the community better than most of the ...

Backyard Gardener: Broccoli for the fall garden

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Many areas here in the valley recorded over 3 inches of rain this week. In addition, several areas experienced flooding. We creep closer to autumn every day, so now is a good time to plant crops for the fall garden such as kale, Swiss chard, ...

Life Through the Lens: The battle within

Spider-man: Brand New Day (2026) – dir. by Destin Daniel Cretton Widow’s Bay (2026) – created by Katie Dippold *** For a limited time only, the hit Broadway musical Hadestown was shown at Regal. For 2 hours and 21 minutes, I was entranced! If you were lucky enough to see it, ...

When you become an adult, for the first time in your life society bestows upon you the adult capacity to run your own affairs and make your own decisions. In our society, your adult right to make your own decisions is a sacred right that cannot be lost nor taken away from you ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Failure to communicate

The issues raised about structural deficits in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program since May and the pivot to accusations of fraud in the School Clothing Allowance program could be taught as a masterclass in how not to communicate. Let's start with May when Gov. Patrick ...