Opinion
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Garth Shanklin: What might have been
I had some free time on Saturday and I found myself mired in a YouTube rabbit hole, watching video after video as I mentally prepared myself for the AFC Championship game the next day.
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Body found in Brown County, but died in Clermont County
The Miami Township Police Department are investigating a woman’s body found in Brown County.
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Bengals’ needs make NFL Draft interesting
By Garth Shanklin – News Democrat For the first time in a while, it may be a great week to be a Cincinnati sports fan. First, the Cubs have finally left town. The Reds don’t face them for two more months, and given how the first two series went, that’s…
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We just simply called it ‘plowing’
It always seemed to me that when the breaking plows were hitched up and the lime spreader hooked up and both were headed to a field, the new crop year had just arrived. Until the invention of no-till crop farming there just was no way to raise your crop unless…
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Making a difference By combating the heroin epidemic
At a recent town hall in Darke County, I asked those in attendance how many of them had family members or friends who had been impacted by addiction. More than half the hands went up. Sadly, I wasn’t surprised. It was just the latest example of how the abuse of…
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An incredible group of hired hands
When you give a farmer his money’s worth and maybe even more for a day’s labor, you will always be in demand. When I wasn’t working for my Dad, I was working for the farmers in our neighborhood to earn some extra pocket money and also to help those farmers…
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How about some soup beans and cornbread?
It seemed that in the winter months more than any other time of the year Mom made a meal that was basic and very good, soup beans and cornbread. There are some variations to preparing it but not many. Soup beans can usually be made from Navy beans or Great…
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What makes you happy?
I’m generally of the mindset that a vacation doesn’t truly start until I’ve reached my destination. I will not be happy until I am sitting with either a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in my hand on the other side of the long drive. I want to…
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What makes you happy?
I’m generally of the mindset that a vacation doesn’t truly start until I’ve reached my destination. I will not be happy until I am sitting with either a cup of coffee or a glass of wine in my hand on the other side of the long drive. I want to…
