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Columns/Editorials

Columns/Editorials
Mike Drops – Why is fried chicken flying high?
By Michael Williamson 
April 26, 2024
I went by a Chick-fil-A the other day and saw the line once again wrapped around the building, an apparent fact of life for that restaurant these days. While that particular establishment seems to see...
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an editorial – Family businesses being squeezed out
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 26, 2024
Earlier this week pharmacist Joe Craft spoke at the state house in hopes of shedding a light in a dark place concerning the drug prescription business. His emotional plea to law makers was to stem the...
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The Way It Was – Float fishing
By Bill Boyd 
April 26, 2024
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...
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Good to Hear – Blindly sharing propaganda is irresponsible
By Mac Cordell 
April 19, 2024
I recently saw a social media post from someone I went to high school with. The post was advertising a home for rent at what appeared to be a great price. The home was in western Pennsylvania, near wh...
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The Way It Was – Encouraging words
By Bill Boyd 
April 19, 2024
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...
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Lean On Me – The random nature of online searches
By Kayleen Petrovia 
April 12, 2024
Google has to be my most-visited website. Sometimes I’m there to do research for work, other times to learn new skills or figure things out, but many times, it’s out of pure curiosity. It always surpr...
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an editorial – Staff helped memorialize historical day
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 12, 2024
Artists appreciate an audience enjoying their work. In the newspaper business, reporters are much like artists. They try to widen their audience to allow as many readers as possible to digest their st...
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The Way It Was – Flu shots
By Bill Boyd 
April 12, 2024
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...
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A Word To The Wise – Where are the great minds in politics?
By Chad Williamson 
April 5, 2024
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the state of politics in America, even at the state and local levels. The political fabric of this country is torn. The machine is broken and somehow it keeps spi...
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an editorial – Journal-Tribune reacts to reader concerns
By From JT Staff Reports 
April 5, 2024
In the day and age of wanting immediate feedback, what’s it worth if you don’t act on it when possible? Today you will see a change to the masthead of the Marysville Journal-Tribune. This change will ...
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The Way It Was – Cooking school
By Bill Boyd 
April 5, 2024
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...
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Our perspective – Investing in People, Not Just Technology
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 29, 2024
Editor’s note: The following column is submitted by Jun Jayaraman, Vice President and Plant Lead, Honda Marysville Auto Plant I joined the Honda team in Ohio as an electrical engineer, just ten years ...
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The Way It Was – Fads
By Bill Boyd 
March 29, 2024
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...
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Mike Drops – Founders knew the importance of compromise
By Michael Williamson 
March 22, 2024
When I have questions about or frustrations with our American system – what’s right, what’s wrong and how we should think about operating as good citizens – I turn to reading about the past. And as mu...
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an editorial – Elections have consequences
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 22, 2024
Dan Gable, former wrestling coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes had this saying he framed: “The Longer Longer.” His premise was that when things go well they continue to go well or when they go badly they cont...
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The Way It Was – The escape artist
By Bill Boyd 
March 22, 2024
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...
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an editorial – Change is needed in schools’ approach
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 15, 2024
If your son or daughter went trick or treating at Halloween and dumped the neighbor’s entire goodie bowl in their bucket, most people would say that is too much. The Marysville Schools are asking for ...
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The Way It Was – My toughest class
By Bill Boyd 
March 15, 2024
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...
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Good to Hear – Time to spring forward, check your smoke detectors
By Mac Cordell 
March 8, 2024
This weekend we spring forward. Daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday. “Daylight saving time, or DST, is the period of the year when clocks are moved one hour ahead,” according to information f...
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The Way It Was – A bitter-sweet day
By Bill Boyd 
March 8, 2024
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...
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Lean On Me – Dynamic pricing is a slippery slope
By Kayleen Petrovia 
March 1, 2024
Most of us are pretty familiar with the cost of our go-to meal before we even pull into a drive-thru. Some recent announcements from Wendy’s threw that certainty into question. Leaders at the fast foo...
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The Way It Was – Election memories
By Bill Boyd 
March 1, 2024
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...
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A Word To The Wise – The repurposing of Pizza Huts
By Chad Williamson 
February 23, 2024
This week we had to make a late pivot on our topic for the Journal-Tribune Podcast and landed on a topic about old school chain restaurants. The idea came after we learned reporter Michael Williamson ...
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The Way It Was – The Omar Man
By Bill Boyd 
February 23, 2024
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...
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Mike Drops – Lamenting the end of DVD sales
By Michael Williamson 
February 16, 2024
Last fall, Best Buy announced it would start slowly phasing out the selling of DVDs and Blu-rays. Then, last month, the process officially began and hard copies of movies started disappearing from sto...
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The Way It Was – The trombone
By Bill Boyd 
February 16, 2024
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...
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Good To Hear – Puddin, ponhaus and scrapple – oh my
By Mac Cordell 
February 9, 2024
I am about to take you, dear reader, down a long rabbit hole so stick with me. Earlier this week the city announced that Marysville had been named on a list of friendly towns in Ohio. While I generall...
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The Way It Was – The Interloper
By Bill Boyd 
February 9, 2024
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...
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A Word To The Wise – Stopping growth – the right and wrong of it
By Chad Williamson 
January 26, 2024
New Marysville City Council President/Mayor Donald Boerger told many residents exactly what they wanted to hear during the second meeting of 2024. “No longer will developers use valuable land while ou...
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The Way It Was – Wild asparagus
By Bill Boyd 
January 26, 2024
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...
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