The term fiscal responsibility has two meanings, one used by politicians and one by taxpayers. A political definition is all about numbers and rules, i.e. the deficit shouldn’t be bigger than x, or th...

Shedding the costume –––– A week or so ago, I came home to a repairman fixing my sink. After the normal chit-chat about the job, he asked me why in the world there was a giant anchor in the middle of ...

Fair discussions I enjoy the fair. I did not grow up on a farm, but rather in the mountains of Pennsylvania. However, I have moved into a farming community and married into an ag-centric family. I hav...

Editor’s note: This is the last of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article has been a snapshot of the people, businesses and acti...

There is little doubt that the Congress of the United States is in turmoil. Polls continually show how ineffective citizens feel both the Senate and House are. Approval ratings, which have been droppi...

It’s time for Journal-Tribune’s 2017 fall sports previews Local high school fall sports teams have been practicing for a couple of weeks in preparation for the 2017 season. Golfers and tennis players ...

Sports analogies can describe anything in life... even a road rage car crash I’ve just got to share with all of you something that happened the other night. I was watching my beloved Cleveland Indians...

Former student-athletes have given back by serving in coaching capacities There is much to be said about loyalty and giving back to the community. I discovered another example of that on Monday when I...

Learning fast in a newsroom I remember my first day at the Journal-Tribune last summer pretty vividly. I was in the office about 20 minutes before everyone else, and boy were they surprised to see me ...

Editor’s note: This is the 98th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

MHS gridders will hopefully have fresh start this year High school fall sports teams have been busy for more than a week in preparation for the upcoming season. While I’m sure we will have more hot an...

Community continues to embrace Special Olympics It never ceases to amaze me just how receptive Marysville High School and Middle School athletic teams are to the district’s Special Olympics program. I...

The month of August traditionally signals back to school, the beginning of football season and the waning summer season. For 42 years in Marysville, it has also meant that it’s time for the All Ohio B...

The ink around me A few weeks ago, my mom cemented her status as being cooler than me. She got a tattoo, which is something I never expected my mother to get. She’s always been kind of averse to pain....

Editor’s note: This is the 97th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Recently, the Boston Brain Bank completed a study that showed 110 out of 111 NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) issues with their brain. This cause for concern has filtered all the...

There’s a catfish just for you I have talked about numerous species of fish so far in this column with a few, but most of those have been fish that peak during the spring or early summer. The fish tha...

Story not intended as critique of band decision What I have learned in 27 years in this business is that, you can’t always gauge how a story will be received. The age of the internet has only compound...

The newspaper industry still buys ink by the barrel but over time the industry has made an effort to save money where it can. Much of the savings has come primarily through the amount of paper used to...

Editor’s note: This is the 96th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Beat the heat for summertime bass With summer weather in full swing, the temperatures have been soaring into the 90’s and humidity reaching nearly 100 percent means fishing can become rough. To unders...

My iron deficiency A newsroom discussion about a prank involving an iron recently led me to realize that I have an iron and I don’t know why. I’ve never used it. I think I learned how to use an iron a...

Editor’s note: This is the 95th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

For more than seven years, the American public has been inundated with talk about legislation regarding health care. We are referring to what is commonly known as Obamacare. Its actual name is the Aff...

Editor’s note: This is the 93rd of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Monster of the deep in Richwood Lake Fishing stories, every angler can recall a time or fish that was something to tell their friends about. Myself, I have numerous fishing stories, but the one that I...

Coffee beanie baby I like coffee. Strike that, I love coffee. It is the best reason I can think of to go to sleep at night — this knowledge that I will have coffee when I wake. I have a 38-ounce mug, ...

Editor’s note: This is the 93rd of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

CNN reporter went to far The role of the journalist, a member of the fourth estate of society, is to act as the gatekeeper of information to the public, a watchdog against the actions of ruthless gove...

Crossing my first generational gap I had a realization the other day that I didn’t think other 25-year-olds received: I don’t really know what’s considered “cool” anymore. To be clear, I’d been rampin...