Columns/Editorials

If there is one thing that can make you feel out of touch, it’s trendy lingo. I am not too far removed from college, but on the occasions that I’m around my younger family members, I realize just how ...

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 one of the most important components in being successful in any career is to be honest about your worth. All paying jobs have value which, generally, revolves around improving lives on some le...

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 written before about the way my children interact with the Alexa in our home. Alexa is a small, puck-like box that listens for its name, and when you ask a question, it quickly searches the int...

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...

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, which most people see as either a very good thing or a very bad thing. It seems like February 14 is the one holiday that always draws the most mixed opinion...

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 most dreaded time of year. Seasonal depression? Nope. Doldrum between major holidays? That’s a blessing. Property tax bills arrived? Very sad, but that’s not it. It’s time for the arrival of ...

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 surprises a lot of people that I was not in a sorority in college because I attended an all-girls high school, where sisterhood and uniformity were celebrated. I primarily oppose Greek life because...

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...

Marysville girls basketball coach Klarke Ransome, right, watches the action as senior Ava Wilkerson dribbles away from a Wapakoneta opponent. Ransome has guided the Lady Monarchs to an AP state poll r...

At the end of the summer, I moved into an apartment complex. Since moving in, I’ve had a number of maintenance issues and although some of them are small, they have gone almost entirely without resolu...

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 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...