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In 1983, President Ronald Reagan made a proclamation recognizing November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Month. At the time he made this proclamation, it was estimated that 1.5 to 2.5 million citizens were affected in the United States alone. Now 40 years later, we know so much more about Alzheimer’s and the associated related dementias, but despite our advances in medicine and our efforts to raise awareness, millions are still affected, and there is no cure. Alzheimer’s, those who suffer this horrific disease, and those who care for them, are part of the fabric of our community. As many of you know, Alzheimer’s has also been a part of the fabric of my family for my whole life.

It’s pretty simple: Every Ohio family and Ohio business should have reliable, high-speed internet. It’s a crucial aspect of modern society, and one of the most important tools for economic development.

My questions for today are “Where do these articles come from? How do these words get from my home to yours? Where does it all begin?

Last week, we began a history of attempts to map the Milky Way by determining the distances to stars. We started with second century BCE astronomer Hipparchus, who successfully calculated the moon’s distance.

Welcome to November! How quickly do you trade your jack-o-lanterns and ghosts in for cornucopias and turkeys? Or do you skip right to the twinkle lights and snowflakes?

The letter published Oct. 21 (“Is America’s Greatness Over?”) mentions many subjects, with little to no evidence to support any of them.

Delaware city and county keep growing, and things are not getting any better. It seems Delaware is more concerned about attracting new businesses and building new housing developments than they are about the citizens that already live here. While there is a surge of home and land sales right now, sometimes the balloon breaks and people get burned. It seems they are trying to compete with Columbus and Dublin with the river project, but do you realize that in Columbus alone there were 140 homicides in 2022 and 124 so far in 2023. The building explosion in Delaware County is not only causing traffic problems, but also bringing criminals from other cities to our front door. These statistics are according to NBC4 local news. Do we really want this for our community?

After an extended dry period and a light frost at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road, the rain came the night before our annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, Oct. 14, and showers continued through the 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. event. These did not deter the vendors and local organizations from setting up their tents,or visitors fishing at the pond, feeding the chickens, checking out the barn animals and the blacksmith, making cider, or swaying on the lawn to the live folk music.

Fall has always been my favorite season. During the first part of my life, the fall season meant it was time to harvest our crops. I am thankful that I grew up in a farm family. When I was kid, I spent a lot of time “helping” my grandpa with the harvest.

By the early 20th century, astronomers had determined the basic structure of the Milky Way. Our galaxy is a flattened disk about 100,000 light years in diameter.