Columns/Editorials

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...

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 take pride in my appearance, which I understand sounds vain. But the first thing people know about me is what they see on the surface. Clothing is a vehicle for self-expression. After 15 years in pr...

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...

Every town is known for something. Whether believed or not, oddities and local legends exist and the best ones make you want to believe they’re real. Last weekend, I visited a place that wears its leg...

There are few things that are capable of holding as many memories as a car. Like many people, my first car (a 2004 silver Chevy Malibu nicknamed “The Greyhound” because of how many friends I bused aro...

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 called somebody a skinflint the other day and got an appropriately perplexed reaction. I don’t know exactly when that term lodged in my brain, but I suspect it might have been from cartoons in my yo...

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 took a deep breath, rang the doorbell and smiled as she opened the door, inviting me into her home. I was anxious as I walked through the door to a roomful of unfamiliar women, hoping I would fit in...