Opinion

Virtual ‘Polar Express’ to premiere Dec. 17
Though our Delaware County District Library branches are operating on a drive-up and curbside-only basis for the time being, that doesn’t mean w...

Advent season can be challenging for some
Most people have a favorite religious holiday – often prompted by memories connected with it. On the other hand, how many people have a least fa...

History behind ‘date which will live in infamy’
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States (a neutral country at th...

Great Solstice Conjunction of Jupiter, Saturn
I hope you’ve all been checking out the close alignment of Jupiter and Saturn in the southwestern sky just after dark. Jupiter is the bright one...

Providing no-cost vaccines
In recent weeks, the American people have received encouraging news about a potential COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines and the public health efforts to get ...
November 27th, 2020 updated: November 27th, 2020. |

Bengals’ future rests in surgeon’s hands
Cincinnati Bengals fans across the state and here in Delaware County were left holding their collective breath in the third quarter of Sunday’s ...

History behind Thanksgiving proclamation
“May we ask guidance in more surely learning the ancient truth that greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches can never bring lasting ...

Seasonal work ongoing at Stratford Ecological Center
We are still unable to open our gates as widely as we would like at Stratford Ecological Center on Liberty Road as we continue to take precautions to ...

Vaccines key tool in fight against coronavirus
Ohio, like the rest of the country, is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases. The number of new cases per day in Ohio has...

Dealing with status offenders in juvenile court
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”— Nelson Mandela“A ...