Columns/Editorials

I don’t do new year resolutions. I do understand that a new year can offer a clean, easy-to-identify marker to measure growth, loss or a streak of some sort. But more than that, I believe philosophica...

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...

I used to think I wasn’t a very superstitious person, but the Ohio State Buckeyes have made me realize otherwise. Despite all of my efforts (making sure to even cook snacks in a friend’s OSU-branded C...

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...

As we prepare to start 2023, I was reminded of my own start at the Journal-Tribune. I was thinking about this watching the J-T newsroom staff work this week to prepare the list of Top 10 local stories...

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...

I have been amazed at the generosity of the Marysville community this month. As a reporter, it has been a pleasure to share the stories of many wonderful outreach projects that took place in Union Cou...

Christmas 2022 promises to be one for the record books. If weather forecasts prove to be correct for the holiday, the Midwest could see some of the lowest temperatures and especially wind chills in ma...

Editor’s note: The following article appeared in the Dec. 16 Journal-Tribune, however a photo meant to appear with the column was inadvertently omitted. The entire column is being run again in its ent...

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 the middle of December, so that means one thing: it’s one week until the annual television broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life, my favorite of all holiday traditions. It’s my favorite film of all ...

As I have mentioned in this column before, I love “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” I am aware that it isn’t high cinema, but it makes me smile. I have also mentioned that as much as I love it,...

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...

I think it’s a universal experience to dread clearing your inbox of emails filled with coupons and ads for yet another sale. While my personal email is bogged down with temptations to buy something el...

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...

There are few figurative certainties in life. Not literal certainties, like death and taxes, but the types of things that you just know will happen. For instance, at the Academy Awards you know at lea...

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...

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 obvious that all states are not equal … especially in vote counting of major elections. In this day and age, you would think that with computers and technology at such a high level of operation, ...

I was flipping through radio stations as I drove to my friend’s house the other night when I landed on 94.7 FM. I heard “It’s beginning to look a lot like…” play through the speakers, and I shouted, “...

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 votes are still being counted in several states, it is quite clear that the red wave that was predicted for Republicans in congressional races isn’t going to happen. Political pundits had for...

More than once in my adult life, I’ve had plans canceled because of kids. Dinners missed, pumpkin patches postponed, all because someone said, “I would, but you know, the kids...” What does that mean?...

Only four more days! That’s when, thankfully, the midterm election will be concluded and television viewers will no longer be subjected to the ads that have constantly appeared for the last five month...

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...

I have the best neighbors. In the past, I have shared stories about a certain busy-bodied, lawn judging neighbor across the street I didn’t appreciate. He has since moved out and a very lovely woman h...

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...

From there, their and they’re to (or is it two?) than and then, all of us could go on and on about the rules of the English language. As a native English speaker, it’s easy to latch onto how arbitrary...

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...

I know people are sick of hearing about Queen Elizabeth at this point, but can we talk about that line to view her lying in state at the Palace of Westminster. The U.K.’s Department for Digital, Cultu...