Opinion



My first chat with my birth father

By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. I thought I could wait a couple of weeks after speaking…


Don’t run red lights with your health

By SHARON McMAHON Be Well “Is it not unlawful to run red lights?!” – Rhetorical question from me to my husband Bruce Readers: Warning! Metaphors ahead! Recently I have been…


Sarah Jane (Taylor) Waitt

May 23, 1930 – October 16, 2022 Sarah Jane (Taylor) Waitt, 92, formerly of Sheridan, passed away on Sunday morning, October 16, 2022, at the home of her daughter and…


What is marriage?

By RAY ADLER Ask Adler We can all agree that marriage has changed over the years, but do you know the legal definition? In Maynard v. Hill, an 1888 United…


Early voting is brisk

Sen. Braun to speak at tonight’s pork roast By FRED SWIFT The County Line As Election 2022 nears and interest cranks up, early voting is brisk at the Hamilton County…


Bloom where you are planted

By MEGAN RATHZ When Nature Speaks We have arrived at the point in the year where our once beautiful blooms of spring and summer have faded and look like dried…