Life is what happens while you are making other plans. I have devoted a lot of space in this column to planning and goal setting. Reality offers an endless barrage of diversions, detours, …

It's easy to become focused on what you feel your limitations are, while losing sight of your strengths. Everyone has unique aptitudes and abilities.

Are there goals you have never attempted to achieve? Perhaps there are circumstances you would like to change.

To the editor: It seems as if it’s weekly that an article is published in this paper touting the idea of putting a roundabout at the intersection of Williston and Fostoria roads, almost as though there is a need to convince the public that it’s the only solution.

To the editor: As a retired nurse and senior citizen, I have continually come across the negative attributes of Big Pharma. The commercials!

To the editor: A recent editorial author expounded on being perplexed by opposition to Elon Musk.  Let me help.  

We are once again being asked to vote on Ohio spending in the form of a bond referendum.

Most of us can disagree with friends and still remain friends. We all have our reasons for voting the way we do. But if we are to criticize we should be specific.

Ohioans will be asked at the May 6 primary election, via Issue 2, to renew a popular state bond program which has been in place since the 1980s, that provides funds to local …

Why does the Oregon administration keep giving us duplicates of what we already have and nothing of what we need and want?

Your schedule is packed. There never seems to be enough time. You have more to do than will fit into 24 hours. You are physically tired and mentally stressed. These are some of the symptoms of …

"The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity.  The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.  For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being …

You have no control over other people's actions. But you do have total control over your response. Someone else can't upset you unless you empower them to. "They make me …

I received the following letter from one of my readers ...

How is your thinking? Do you think big or do you think small? What's the difference? When you think big, your thinking has no limitations. Small thinking constrains your aspirations downward to …

Letter to the Editor : Most all of us love and adore our pets.  We will do anything to be sure that if they are in pain that we do what is recommended by our vets to resolve their issue. …

Do you have problems, adversity, and obstacles in your life? If you said yes, then you are like everyone else.

 In times of tragedy, like the unimaginable loss witnessed in the plane crash in Washington, D.C., we should uplift one another rather than cast blame based on assumptions …

To the editor: I am curious why any American or politician would be against the DOGE audits of U.S. agencies? All you have to do is Google the recent nonsensical discoveries by DOGE where …

Property taxes are crushing taxpayers nationwide, and Iowa is no exception. In the past two decades, Iowa’s property taxes have surged by more than 110 percent, with local governments …