It seems like we barely get through one election cycle before the next one begins. That’s the position we find ourselves in once again as we head into the third full week of the new year. While mid-term elections don’t usually carry the same weight as a presidential, there will be a ...
Monday, Americans of all races and religions mark the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. We think there can be no better way to remember his legacy than by offering the text of the speech he delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 28, ...
To the editor: Many organizations solicit funds using commercials. Some organizations run their commercials year-round while others appear during the holidays. There are organizations that have services for children with illnesses or disabilities. There are organizations for veterans and ...
News of Marian Houser's death set me on an immediate search through tubs of newspaper photos, clippings and memorabilia I had promised myself I would organize and properly scrapbook for posterity when I retired from the Herald-Star as community editor almost three years ago now. The urgency ...
I have waited a few days to write this, trying to get my thoughts in order because I know Marian Houser will be editing it somewhere. The world, the Steubenville area, lost a true pioneer, leader, mom, friend and boss last week. And as she often said of the deaths of those whom she knew and ...
Those small pair of tennis shoes sitting by the front door can change the entire temperature of my house. Not literally, of course. The thermostat remains exactly where it always is. But the temperature shifts in that quiet, unseen way — a kind of happiness that has a way of sneaking ...