Ever wonder why February is the only month with 28 days? The makeup of the calendar goes back to the days of the Roman Empire when Julius Caesar was emperor, and has evolved over the centuries to toda...

A town stalled in time I did not spend the first six years of my life in Marysville. Those years were spent in Kettering, one of several neighborhoods surrounding Dayton. It was a nice enough place. L...

The non-call by referees in the NFL playoff game a few weeks ago between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Rams has created a firestorm of criticism. If you recall, on a pass play very near the e...

A week of firsts at the Journal-Tribune I have worked at this newspaper for 28 years and last week produced two “firsts” for me in terms of the business. The severe weather that closed out the week no...

The founder of this newspaper, my grandfather Bruce B. Gaumer, was a proud Democrat all of his life, but I know he is turning over in his grave at what his former party ha become today. It is becoming...

Learning to code Everyone should be worried about what they’ll do for a living if they lose their job or if their career field looks gloomy, and that includes journalists. Unfortunately for some, spec...

My grandmother, Mary “Sis” Gaumer Behrens, lived to be 85 years old, dying on May 1, 2002. Her life was full of trials and tribulations, many of which she shared with me over the years. One story of n...

Video has blame to go around I have been fascinated this week as folks on the left and folks on the right have further entrenched themselves over a video. Actually, it is multiple videos. The first vi...

Creating controversy where there is none One of the biggest problems facing society today is fact that it’s hard for people with non-extreme opinions to have their voices heard. The only way you get a...

Tomorrow’s front page With this column, I am going to do something I have never attempted on the editorial page. I’m going to promote a story we haven’t printed yet. It is a story about the issue of s...

Even though the Christmas shopping season is over, the efforts to shop locally still mean something to a small business and this community. Last week we ran a story about longtime community sporting g...

A millennial’s view of a holiday classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” was a decent movie, but it’s not one of my favorites. The movie was solid, but the pacing was awkward. The jokes were s...

French riots show a population pushed too far I think we should be looking at the “yellow vest” protests in France very closely. From what I can understand, the yellow vests are a group of protestors ...

We recently finished our third year hosting a Reader Advisory Board. The idea behind forming the board was that every month we would join community members in a conversation to talk about how and why ...

The blessing of Christmas Vacation Recently, I have read a lot about Christmas movies. People make lists of favorites, debate what is or isn’t a classic, even whether it is or isn’t a Christmas movie ...

With Thanksgiving concluded and the month of December beginning tomorrow, the thoughts on the minds of many people turn to Christmas. In fact, from all indications, the spirit of the yuletide is alrea...

Most holidays center on children Most holidays are for kids. Depending on who you are, you are either confused by that statement or it’s the most obvious thing in the world. Yesterday, as I was relaxi...

The Dairy Queen has been a staple in Marysville for more than 50 years. When the Cooper twins and their family owned it, they would close for a winter break during and after the holidays to get away f...

For many, Thanksgiving has traditionally been a day for traveling to grandma’s house for a big family dinner and get-together (or for grandma, staying home and fixing the meal), watching the Macy’s Th...

“Candy-monium” - a parade gone bad Several years ago after viewing a Marysville Homecoming parade, I wrote a column essentially saying that someone was going to get killed. I’m back to make that claim...

Identifying the media There needs to be a distinction made as to what people see as “the media.” As a reporter for the Journal-Tribune, I cover small-town news in a rural county. Along with my coworke...

Sunday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day a holiday established to honor all veterans, alive or deceased. It was originally called Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I. At the 11th hour on the 1...

Tuesday is Election Day, an important one at all levels, local, state and nation. Many voters have already cast their ballots with early voting, however a large number will go to the polls Tuesday. Al...

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, citizens will complete voting on several important issue and candidate races. Of the issues, the most notable locally are the two involving the Marysville School District. The Jour...

Support local shoppers There is a coffee house in Mt. Sterling. I have been there a couple times. The shop has good coffee and cookies, but I do not stop on a regular basis. It’s not that I wouldn’t o...

Feet of torture Sometimes, you come across a seemingly minor annoyance that proves so strong, you decide to dedicate your entire opinion column to complaining about it. Last month, I came across such ...

Hard work, progression pay dividends for Panthers Fairbanks senior Tyler Beem (8) makes a catch during Friday’s game against Northeastern. The Panthers have shown marked improvement during the past fo...

Next week is National Newspaper Week, a time for us to blow our own horn, so to speak, and underscore our importance to the community. Newspapers have been an integral part of communities across the n...

Menthol allows me to breathe freely Just about wherever I am, there is distinct smell that arrives with me. It’s not the odor of cigarettes, booze or even Aqua Velva. What enters the room with me is t...

Anytime we speak up about Marysville Schools, it seems like the administration questions the merit of the content and tries to spin the message away from the narrative school officials have created to...