Opinion

Increasing mental health support for Ohio law enforcement
This May we mark National Police Week, when we honor the law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their communities over...
A near death experience
Around 20 years ago, my roommate and I were members of a mission team to Ecuador. We had made several of these 10-day trips. The day after we arrived ...

Protecting pregnant women’s health on the job
No woman should have to choose between her job and a healthy pregnancy.Yet as Ohioans celebrated Mother’s Day this week, too many mothers-to-be ...
Anniversaries bring memories
Anniversaries bring about memories – sometimes sweet and sometimes sad just depending on the significance of that particular date.For example, e...
Sunday, a special day
Sunday, a special dayEven though many years have passed since I was a child at home with my parents and brothers, habits and beliefs established then ...

Combating addiction crisis: Making OD reversal drug easier and cheaper to access
We know how hard the opioid and addiction crisis has hit our state over the past few years. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only made it worse, and too ...
Vote yes – a response to letter to editor
In response to my Letter to the Editor letter regarding If Levy 4 fails, what do we tell our students, I received an anonymous letter that reads ̶...
So, what’s the point?
On April 19 and 26 paid advertisements with no name attached to them were published in the Fulton County Expositor containing a list of Wauseon Exempt...
Dementia, a dreaded enemy
When I was a couple of months from being 12 years old, my parents became superintendent and matron of the Fulton County Home, a residential setting fo...
Training is going well
Well, Bebe and I have passed our first anniversary. Yes, she’s been with me a full year now and her training seems to be going rather well ̵...