Columns/Editorials

Awake, but asleep One night, when I was in my early 20s, I woke up in the middle of the night and could not move. Not an arm, a leg or even a toe. I couldn’t so much as turn my head, but my eyes were ...

What was going on 150 years ago? It was 1867. The bloodiest war in American History, the Civil War, had just ended two years before. Marysville and Union County were both approaching their 50th year o...

Editor’s note: We have heard from so many readers who enjoyed reading Bill Boyd’s columns about growing up in Marysville during the 1930s and ‘40s that we are going to rerun columns 1 through 52 on Fr...

Mistakes were made, but criticism of newspaper, Triad went overboard It goes without saying that if you picked up Saturday morning’s newspaper, you realized something huge was missing from the Journal...

Editor’s note: We have heard from so many readers who enjoyed reading Bill Boyd’s columns about growing up in Marysville during the 1930s and ‘40s that we are going to rerun columns 1 through 52 on Fr...

Jacob got his gun –––– I never thought I would be reminded of my human frailty after playing a video game the other night. Video games often feature death, in many gruesome and unrealistic ways. Often...

When it comes to severe weather, related tragedies and other catastrophes, living in Marysville is a blessing. Other parts of the country don’t fare so well. Currently, Texas, Louisiana and Florida ar...

Final meal fascination Wednesday morning, Ohio executed convicted murderer Gary Otte. On Tuesday night, Otte was served his final meal. It included a slice of tomato and onion, three sliced jalapeno p...

Editor’s note: We have heard from so many readers who enjoyed reading Bill Boyd’s columns about growing up in Marysville during the 1930s and ‘40s that we are going to rerun columns 1 through 52 on Fr...

Remembering Patty Pease.... one of county’s sports pioneers Union County lost a true high school sports pioneer a couple of days ago with the passing of Patty Pease. Patty had already been a teacher a...

Summer nights in a small town I think by all accounts it was a pretty great summer in Union County. The weather seemed to never get unbearably hot and we also never seemed to go through extended perio...

It’s an unfortunate situation, but it seems that it takes a national disaster to bring the nation together in these days of political warfare. Yes, Hurricane Harvey has quelled to a large degree the h...

I’ll try to keep up with social media at games –––– The 2017 high school football season is only a few hours away, depending on when you read this column. As in years past, the Journal-Tribune will be...

The term fiscal responsibility has two meanings, one used by politicians and one by taxpayers. A political definition is all about numbers and rules, i.e. the deficit shouldn’t be bigger than x, or th...

Shedding the costume –––– A week or so ago, I came home to a repairman fixing my sink. After the normal chit-chat about the job, he asked me why in the world there was a giant anchor in the middle of ...

Fair discussions I enjoy the fair. I did not grow up on a farm, but rather in the mountains of Pennsylvania. However, I have moved into a farming community and married into an ag-centric family. I hav...

Editor’s note: This is the last of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article has been a snapshot of the people, businesses and acti...

There is little doubt that the Congress of the United States is in turmoil. Polls continually show how ineffective citizens feel both the Senate and House are. Approval ratings, which have been droppi...

It’s time for Journal-Tribune’s 2017 fall sports previews Local high school fall sports teams have been practicing for a couple of weeks in preparation for the 2017 season. Golfers and tennis players ...

Sports analogies can describe anything in life... even a road rage car crash I’ve just got to share with all of you something that happened the other night. I was watching my beloved Cleveland Indians...

Former student-athletes have given back by serving in coaching capacities There is much to be said about loyalty and giving back to the community. I discovered another example of that on Monday when I...

Learning fast in a newsroom I remember my first day at the Journal-Tribune last summer pretty vividly. I was in the office about 20 minutes before everyone else, and boy were they surprised to see me ...

Editor’s note: This is the 98th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

MHS gridders will hopefully have fresh start this year High school fall sports teams have been busy for more than a week in preparation for the upcoming season. While I’m sure we will have more hot an...

Community continues to embrace Special Olympics It never ceases to amaze me just how receptive Marysville High School and Middle School athletic teams are to the district’s Special Olympics program. I...

The month of August traditionally signals back to school, the beginning of football season and the waning summer season. For 42 years in Marysville, it has also meant that it’s time for the All Ohio B...

The ink around me A few weeks ago, my mom cemented her status as being cooler than me. She got a tattoo, which is something I never expected my mother to get. She’s always been kind of averse to pain....

Editor’s note: This is the 97th of a series about growing up in Marysville during the late 1930s and the 1940s written by Bill Boyd. Each article is a snapshot of the people, businesses and activities...

Recently, the Boston Brain Bank completed a study that showed 110 out of 111 NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) issues with their brain. This cause for concern has filtered all the...

There’s a catfish just for you I have talked about numerous species of fish so far in this column with a few, but most of those have been fish that peak during the spring or early summer. The fish tha...