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Boomer Blog: Picture this

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All through August, relatives and friends have posted on Facebook back-to-school pictures of their children. From preschoolers to college students, I saw smiling faces,...

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’

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Through September 7, 2015, local law enforcement officers will be joining the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled...

‘Get the Edge’ at Farm Science Review

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This year the Farm Science Review’s theme is “Get the Edge” for its Sept. 22-24, 2015 show. OSU Extension is heavily involved in Farm...

Boomer Blog: Only in America

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Recently savoring an ear of sweet corn, I recalled a long-ago conversation in Germany during which my host Hubert asked what my family ate...

Making the ‘see food’ diet work for you

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Question: I started keeping a bowl of fruit on the kitchen counter to encourage my family to eat more produce. It works. What are...

Boomer Blog: Late summer craziness

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A song that immediately transports me back to the summer before my sophomore year at GHS is “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer.” Nat King...

Boomer Blog: For the price of a ticket

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My first-ever train trip began in 1955 at the station just off Miami Street. The first- and second-graders of Concord School piled out of...

Soil health workshops start Sept. 2

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OSU Extension Champaign County and the Champaign Soil and Water Conservation District are offering a Soil Health Workshop Series beginning in September. This workshop...

Boomer Blog: I heard it on the radio

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When I recently heard the term “table radio,” the phrase struck me as a quaint reference to the radios of my childhood. As I...

Local sanctuary attains Humane Society status

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His Hands Extended Sanctuary, in St. Paris, has applied for and been granted, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code, Humane Society status. It will...

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