Columns/Editorials

“It is what it is.” I hear myself and others say that phrase a lot lately and part of me worries we’re getting a little too comfortable with it. Or maybe more specifically we’re comfortable with what ...

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...

Comedian John Mulaney jokes in one of his stand-up routines that, as a child, he thought quicksand would be much more of a problem than it actually turned out to be. Thanks to cartoons, kids are unive...

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 local students settle back into class, I thought I would share one of the most vivid memories from my school years. I refused to believe Millard Fillmore was a President. It’s funny the flashbulb t...

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...

Several weeks ago, I did a column about how I hadn’t been to the theater in months and that the release of Oppenheimer might just be the movie to bring me back. With multiplex ticket prices up over $1...

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 is back to school season and I dislike it as much as my kids or my wife, a teacher. I remember a commercial for an office supply store from several years ago. A parent danced down the aisle, gleefu...

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...

My family and I often joke that we have spent more time together in the car than we have in any one single house. Between moving to new houses for my dad’s job in the military and driving to visit fam...

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...

One of the strangest things my grandparents ever asked for was a simple photograph. My mother’s parents wanted someone in the family to take a picture of them standing on the front porch of their home...

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...

Much like 2012, this past May local residents spoke up and voted down a new money initiative for Marysville Schools. Back then, the “feel the pain” idea reared its head when Superintendent Diane Allen...

There is a large group of local men that like to dress as women and parade down the streets of Marysville in front of everyone, trying to make a spectacle of themselves. They wear feather boas, tutus,...

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...

Staying in your “comfort zone” means different things to different people. Some people tend to thrive in chaotic situations and feel perfectly comfortable with the adrenaline rush that comes with some...

I lost a lifelong friend last week. Mike Mackan was two days away from his 80th birthday when he died on Saturday, July 1. He was born and grew up in Marysville. We knew each other from a very early a...

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...

This year’s Fourth of July Parade in Marysville was the longest I can ever remember. With its usual assortment of marching bands, entries from local organizations and businesses and throngs of youth s...

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...

Next month, the new film, Oppenheimer, will be released to theaters and it has me thinking something I don’t think often these days: I’m looking forward to going to the movies. As a movie fan, that’s ...

The July Fourth holiday to mark America’s Independence is Tuesday. It is a day to commemorate the founding of our country nearly 250 years ago. For some, it may mean an extra long weekend to celebrate...

Governing through the will of the people is what all local elected officials believe in, right? Is that why The Marysville City Council and Marysville School Board recently held a joint meeting for th...

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...

On a recent trip to the bookstore, I was greeted by the typical, “Hi there! Can I help you find anything?” Before I could even decline, the employee said, “If you’re looking for Colleen Hoover’s books...

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...

“August special elections generate chronically low turnout because voters aren’t expecting an election to occur. This is bad news for the civic health of our state. Interest groups often manipulativel...