Prepare for older-age living arrangements when still young and healthy
Senior living and housing expenses are significant concerns for older individuals when aging alone, and topics like affordable shelter, transportation, isolation, and lack of...
Chow Line: What do the expiration dates really mean?
Question: I bought a carton of milk and it says, “Sell by July 25,” but today is July 28. Is the milk still OK...
Another Year, Another Fair!
With final preparations underway for the county fair, I went on another browsing expedition. Here are glimpses from a few of the preceding 175...
Don’t eat uncooked flour
Question: Is it true that you can get sick from ingesting uncooked flour?Answer: While many people are well aware of the warnings against eating...
Protecting Ohioans from Wall Street scams
Always read the fine print.Almost a year after millions of fake bank accounts were uncovered, Wells Fargo is still using fine print “forced arbitration”...
Champaign County Extension Office invites public to Crop Walk Series
Nutrient management decisions are as important as ever with unpredictable weather, crop prices and higher yielding varieties. The technology and agronomic research we have...
Sure, it’s easy as pie
I try to plan ahead for these articles I write. I like to decide at least a couple of weeks beforehand any topics I...
Guest column: The truth behind the CBO
Driving the 480 miles from Columbus, Ohio to Raleigh, N.C., should take you about eight hours. But what if your GPS device insisted you...
Representative Nino Vitale votes no on 4,500-page budget bill
A small few have criticized my decision to vote against raising the Health Insuring Corporation (HIC) tax. Here is the backstory. The federal government...
Protecting health care for rural Ohio
The latest Senate Republican bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would be devastating for rural Ohio.Last week, I released a county-by-county report detailing...
