As we celebrate the 85th anniversary of National Newspaper Week from October 5-11, 2025, it's crucial to acknowledge the pivotal role local journalism plays in shaping informed communities. By providing citizens with the facts they need to make informed decisions, local reporting empowers individuals to take an active part in their daily lives.
Early voting has started, and voters in the Paulding Exempted Village Schools District are being asked to approve a 0.75% income tax to help fund Paulding schools, including Oakwood Elementary.
This is the 80th National Newspaper Week. Its purpose is to highlight the crucial role that newspapers, particularly local newspapers, play in keeping the community informed about local news and issues.
If there's one genre of science fiction that I love more than anything else, it's time travel. A good time travel story can be an engrossing mystery. A bad one can hurt your brain.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
To the Editor and Paulding/Oakwood Community,
Charlie Kirk’s murder. School shootings in Minneapolis and Denver. Genocide in Gaza. Russia’s war in Ukraine. Violence is everywhere. It’s frightening and heartbreaking.
September, and “back to school,” is a great time to sharpen skills. When life feels as complicated and fast-changing as it seems right now, it’s particularly good to build our communication skills. Better communication gives us stronger relationships, and stronger relationships help us navigate challenging times.
Elon Musk is poised to become the world’s first trillionaire. For scale, the federal budget is only $7 trillion. Elon Musk could completely fund Medicare or the National Defense for a year. He could completely fund the Canadian government and have $500 billion to spare. In total, there are about 100 countries that he could fund. He will have as much money as the United Kingdom.
A former poet featured on RFD TV (Baxter Black) gave a message recently from which I chose to pen some of his sentiments slightly paraphrased - - - As I write this on my front porch, I appreciate the sunlight streaming through the windows and the lovely blue sky nature and God have provided. The squirrels are on a high tree branch after a busy time of gathering nuts. They will be hunkering down soon in anticipation of winter.