Columns/Editorials

I don’t know how you could defend it. Protesting is an honored way for Americans to express outrage, but when it crosses a line those involved must be dealt with as criminals. When you stop following ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Remember Walgamot’s Drug Store and soda fountain? It later became Walgamot and Orahood, then Orahood and McCarthy, and then just McCarthy Pharmacy. It closed in 1998. That was when Rite Aid bought the...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

It’s safe to say that most people are breathing a sigh of relief that the year 2020 has ended. In addition to the pandemic that negatively affected the vast majority of businesses and individuals, the...

RINO — Republican In Name Only. It’s a term that has been used a lot of late. It’s used as an insult, with many saying a RINO is worse than a Democrat… as if that is the ultimate blow. For many it is ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Dear 2020, We started our relationship with such a strong foundation, but I can’t help but think our time is coming to an end. Remember the days when we were still so hopeful about our future? New Yea...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” These are the words written by Thomas Paine, one of the Founding Fathers, in December of 1776. He was referring, of course, to the crisis during the America...

I don’t normally swear in my columns, but for 2020 I will make an exception. This has been a hell of a year. I’m not really wowing anyone with that hot take. I think at this point everyone probably sh...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Every state controls its own election. Some states allow early voting and require residents to register 30 days out, while others only allow you to cast your ballot on Election Day. States such as Nev...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

We make policy in time of calm, so we don’t need to make decisions in the midst of crisis and chaos. Since it’s now clear the Big Ten is willing to change policy to get the outcome it wants, I have a ...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

We have said from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that common sense needs to be used when dealing with the virus, and that in doing so, communication is key. The way Fairbanks School Superinten...

As we all know, 2020 might as well be the year of unpredictability. There is almost no use at all in trying to guess what may happen within the next couple weeks, days or even hours. Just as soon as y...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

In any circle of friends each member tends to have one or two arenas in which they are the go-to person. For example, somebody is going to be good with car repair, another may have expertise in plumbi...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Based on the past 10 months, the Thanksgiving holiday this year is going to be like no other that preceded it. This year the holiday provides a much-needed break from the hysteria created by the COVID...

Sometimes writing is cathartic. Sometimes I write to get my thoughts out, to see them, to order them. Sometimes I don’t know what I am thinking and by writing, it just sort of…comes out. This column i...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Although the 2020 election for president isn’t official yet, President Trump has a steep uphill battle in trying to pull out a last-minute victory with his legal challenges. It didn’t work in 2000 whe...

Last weekend, I spent an evening at “A Night of Hope.” The annual gala, which was held online this year, is hosted by the Central Ohio anti-human trafficking organization, She Has a Name (SHAN). Betwe...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...

Tuesday’s presidential election may well be the most contentious one in history. The fight for the Oval Office with President Donald Trump seeking re-election and former Vice President Joe Biden tryin...

To say this summer there has brought a strange confluence of event is a huge understatement. There is however one local convergence that has gone under the radar, but deserves a quick examination. Mar...

Editor’s note: This is another column in Bill Boyd’s new series, “The Way It Was,” about growing up in Marysville. Bill continues to work with the Union County Historical Society to obtain information...