Columns

Watch out for those contronyms!

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English teachers struggle to teach, and many students struggle to learn, commonly confused words, troublesome pairs such as your/you’re, to/too, and its/it’s – stretching...

Protecting Lake Erie

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We all know how vital Lake Erie is to Ohio. From tourism in Geneva-on-the-Lake and Put-in-Bay, to fishing at Marblehead, to vacations and family...

Narrow networks limit patient choice

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The next time you hear someone – likely a politician or spokesperson for a medical special interest group – argue that America’s health insurance...

Our community is better when we include everyone in it

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of monthly outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.In 1987, President Reagan proclaimed...

Adopt safe habits, online and off, to thwart scams

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COLUMBUS - March 1-7 is National Consumer Protection Week. The Ohio Department of Aging and the Ohio Department of Commerce offer tips to older...

What to value about America

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Sometimes, you just need to step back. The political conversations I hear these days are strikingly negative, dominated by what’s amiss in Washington, by...

Eat fewer trans or saturated fats for heart health

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Question: I’m focusing on improving my nutrition as part of my overall health resolutions for this year. Do you have any tips on how...

UU hosts Nonviolent Communication Class

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Urbana University, a branch campus of Franklin University, will host a free 6-week Nonviolent Communication Class beginning Monday, March 16. Classes are open to...

Fighting maternal and infant mortality

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We know we have a serious problem with infant mortality and maternal mortality in Ohio and around the country – and that we see...

Without civility, our system doesn’t work

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When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior.” Many of...

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