Columns

Letter: We simply can’t deny history

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

Letter: ‘Growth in Delaware needs to slow down’

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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?

Rain failed to put damper on Harvest Fair

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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 brings back memories of farm life

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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.

Ancient Greeks used parallax for measurements

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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.

Letter: ‘Is America’s greatness over?’

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Nations have seasons: Imagine a Roman of the 2nd century contemplating an empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East, thinking: This will endure forever. Forever was about 500 years, give or take … not bad, but gone!!

Life lessons from Agatha Christie

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“The law must be obeyed or we will become barbarians.”

‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’

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The following is a song about baseball that I had memorized years ago. I read somewhere that it was written in 1908, and that they use it in games when they have their seventh-inning stretch.

Hubble’s discovery key to understanding our galaxy

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Two weeks ago, we discussed the “Great Debate” between Harlow Shapley, of Mount Wilson Observatory, and Lick Observatory’s Heber Curtis.

Celebrating friends of the library

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The Delaware County District Library will be spending the week of Oct. 15-21 celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the 18th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week.

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