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Don’t mandate school calendars
February 7, 2012 Too often, public school teachers and administrators are told by state legislature and Congress they simply must get better — and then they are informed of new rules that make it more difficult to d... more »»
Roses&Thorns
February 4, 2012 Roses to members of the Salem Junior High School Student Council for their efforts in sponsoring an indoor yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11 in the high school cafeteri. more »»
Pawn shop owner does the right thing
February 4, 2012 The Columbus, Ohio, pawn shop where buyer Gary Chasin works probably could have made a tidy profit on the item a man found on the street and sold the store for $30. more »»
Don’t turn Super Sunday into a Stupor Sunday
February 3, 2012 This Sunday is America’s biggest unofficial holida. more »»
William Lloyd Ashcraft
February 3, 2012 SALEM—William Lloyd Ashcraft, 91, of 903 Elberon Ave., Salem, Ohio, passed away at 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at his residence following a period of failing health. more »»
Coal has place in energy future
February 2, 2012 President Barack Obama talked a lot about “renewable” energy during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. more »»
Junk food, junk rules at USDA
February 1, 2012 For the first time in years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week reworked nutrition rules for school meals. more »»
Keep drilling fees competitive
January 31, 2012 O hio has an advantage over other states in the region where gas drilling has become a bonanza for thousands of property owners and energy companies. more »»
Roses&Thorns
January 29, 2012 Thorns to gas prices. Nothing new. But how can anyone justify raising gas prices from $3.17 to $. more »»
St. Paul School in the spotlight
January 28, 2012 It began over a century ago. In 1904 St. Paul School in Salem got its start. Since then, thousands of students have received solid education provided against a spiritual backdrop. more »»
Appreciate don’t mock our local police forces
January 27, 2012 On Tuesday, a suspected car thief escaped custody of the Leetonia police. Albert Bell remains at large as of this writing. more »»
Launch bold attack on Alzheimer’s
January 26, 2012 When the late President John F. Kennedy in 1962 committed to landing an American on the moon during that decade, millions of people simply assumed it would be done. more »»
‘JoePa’: Great success, one stunning failure
January 25, 2012 “JoePa” was among the most widely known and yes, beloved college football coaches in the nation. But when Joe Paterno died at 85 on Sunday, his legacy was cloude. more »»
Ohio taxpayers need full access to gambling data
January 24, 2012 Casino gambling is about to become big, big business in Ohio, under allegedly tight government contro. more »»
Roses&Thorns
January 22, 2012 Roses to a meeting being set this Wednesday to get plans moving for the June 21-24 Quaker City Weekend Cruise. This event is for all ages, across all demographic. more »»
Salem BOE confronts a tough numbers game
January 21, 2012 The Salem Board of Education made a wise decision Monday. Members appointed Howard Rohleder to fill the vacancy left by now city council member Jeff Cushman. more »»
A tragic loss for our schools and our community
January 20, 2012 You might not have known Janie Mowery. But somebody you know probably did. She touched so many. Janie died during the early and still hours of Wednesday. more »»
California union case at High CourtAmericans ought to have the right to join labor unions and support them. But they also should have the right to say no to organized labor — and that is something denied to California government employees. The U.S. Suprem
January 19, 2012 Americans ought to have the right to join labor unions and support them. more »»
Obama’s trims barely even touch government waste
January 17, 2012 President Barack Obama apparently believes Americans aren’t smart enough to look at the bottom line. more »»
Roses&Thorns
January 15, 2012 Roses and the best of luck to new Salem City Council members Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey, Clyde Brown, Jeff Cushman and Rick Drummond along with mayor John Berlin. more »»
Problems in food stamp program
January 14, 2012 How the food stamp program should be handled has been a subject of debate, with some people arguing it is too easy to obtain the benefits. more »» |
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