Mr. Fess Parker, one of the very most truly admirable men to ever come from Hollywood, left us this passed Thursday, leaving this struggling nation even poorer and perceptively lonelier for millions of Americans.

Chief and my father spent many, many hours taping, interviewing and broadcasting local sports. This was a passion for the both of them. It was not about recognition or pay. It was about giving back to other people.

How sad to know that after several years of loyal service to her county, Mrs. Donley, Clerk of Courts, may be in trouble for having a heart and thinking of putting a family back together even if she did not go by the book.

We at the Glockner Oil Company of Piketon, Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Glockner family of businesses, want to commend the road crews of ODOT and the local road crews for the cities, towns, township and county on the great job you all have done this winter to keep our roads safe and passable.

It really seems that the administration along with our representatives and senators just don't understand what runaway spending is.

I want to take a moment to thank the ones who were there for me in the first minutes after my car accident Feb. 26.

Four years ago, Everett Griffith fell and injured his spinal cord, causing him to lose partial control of his body. His age and other medical problems caused a decline in the physical parts of his body but not his mind or spirit. He never lost his sense of humor and his ability to communicate with all he came in contact with. He was a witness to all and an inspiration to us.

I have a question for  all the right wingers who claim to be Christians. The question is, What would you have people who have run out of options do other than robbing a convenience store to keep food on their table? Seems that you are perfectly willing to have them go to prison, at a cost of about $50,000 a year but are opposed to doing things like extending unemployment payments, which in Ohio would amount to under $11,000 a year.

Last week, the leadership of the church met with the HCCS board to inform them that at the end of this school year the church will take at least a one year break from its sponsorship of the school. For the past few years, the school has been experiencing declining enrollment as well as cash-flow problems which has prompted the church's decision to take a break from this ministry.

Just a note to publicly thank a young man who took the time and effort to check out a barking dog who was trapped in an old abandoned house that I would have hesitated to go into myself. He said she had been barking for a couple of days - the dog was missing for five and a half and had lost eight pounds. I had been making the rounds to the newspapers and different businesses in town to post notices of my missing dog when my cell phone rang and Eric Fenner was on the other end with the news of finding my dog.

Thank you, Brush Creek Life Squad!! On February 8, at 4 in the morning, we needed help for our son, Kevin.