Sen. Young can help make honest work enough
By CHAKA COLEMAN Guest Columnist Picture a mother clocking in before the sun rises. Her day job – stocking grocery shelves, cleaning offices, or even working for local government –…
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I’m a columnist. What’s your superpower?
Recently, I’ve been pondering some very serious life matters: how to keep my family safe, how to save to send my kids to college, how to properly arrange a will,…
Football in Sheridan
By COOPER CROWDER Sheridan High School Student Editor’s note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s Accelerated English 9 class, taught by Ellie Arrowood. This…
Hamilton County Councilman Mark Hall’s September Timesheet
Welcome to The Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It is to be informative, too – a place to…
Birthday thoughts
What’s it like to write a column on my 78th birthday? I’m about to find out. For one thing, it’s not something I can do ever again. I’m writing today…
You should have the discussion
You know her. Actually, you don’t think you know her because you haven’t heard her story. It would probably shock you. Your friend, relative, neighbor, or coworker is a survivor…
Garba: a dance of unity in a circle where everyone belongs
As the rhythm of the dhol fills the air and colorful outfits swirl beneath the night sky, something beautiful happens. Hands clap in rhythm, feet follow familiar steps, and strangers…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 181 There is something extraordinary about the people who choose to work in public education. It is not a profession one drifts into. It is a calling. It…
Good News from Stony Creek Church of Christ
Is authority from God or man? In Mark 11:27-33, Jesus had just cleansed the temple by overturning tables of the money changers, driving out those buying and selling, and declaring…
Education on an empty stomach? Not around here
Hunger can hit every demographic here in Hamilton County. We routinely see neighbors from across the socioeconomic spectrum at pantries, drive-through food pick-ups, and even at our in-office food pick-ups….