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Spring Home & Garden Show weekend
You know you live in Ohio when you can experience the full gamut of all four seasons within a 36-hour period. Since we’re seeing glimpses of spr...
Sea, sand versus rain, mud
After an absence of more than two months, it was a pleasure to reconnect last week with Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road. I caught up with ...
It’s not too early for gardening
All this rain and snow has been contributing to my cabin fever. Fortunately, gardening catalogues are arriving in the mail with page after page of bea...
Spring training, the insolvent estate
“I had a better year than Hoover.”— Babe Ruth, upon learning he was paid more than President Hoover“You come from the DR, and ...
Do ‘Dwarf’ trees really stay small?
The American Heritage College Dictionary defines “Dwarf” as “an atypically small animal or plant”. “Dwarf” Japanes...
History of first emergency squad
When I first became a deputy in 1976, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office was running the emergency squad service. In about 1970, the State of ...
A favorite gift for Valentine’s Day is candy. A heart shaped box full of chocolates is another way to express affection. Tiny hearts with saying...
Preacher’s Point: Christian, do not be surprised
The flood of Noah came suddenly, but no one should have been surprised. Estimates on the building time of the ark range from 55-120 years, all the whi...
Opera glasses started it all
I am, by nature, an early riser. My internal alarm goes off at 5 a.m. whether I want it to or not. That tendency was a real problem in my younger days...
Winter visit to Longwood Gardens
How would you like to spend an afternoon in a tropical paradise? For an afternoon’s relief from winter dreariness, beautiful Longwood Gardens in...
