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Reporter’s rights to keep sources confidential unclear in a changing media world

  • April 24, 2010
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Q: Are reporters for online news media and bloggers considered journalists in Ohio? If so, do journalists have special privileges that other citizens do not enjoy? A: The world of journalism is undergoing a mass transformation. Citizens increasingly receive their news from online sources while newspaper circulation and television broadcast viewing has declined, but the laws governing the news...

Hocking County offers an Ohio version of Canada’s boreal forests

  • April 24, 2010
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When I asked my wife what she wanted to do for her birthday last week, she suggested hiking at Old Man’s Cave. That sounded like a good idea to me - spring wildflowers, beautiful scenery, and of course some returning spring warblers. The day that we headed south to Hocking County was perfect for hiking - cool and clear. Since neither of us had been there for a long time we didn’t really know...

How to choose the proper walker when the time comes

  • April 24, 2010
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Dear Savvy Senior, A few months ago you wrote a column on how to choose a cane. Can you now write one on how to choose a walker? My mom has some balance problems along with arthritis in her hip and could use a little more help than a cane provides to get around. What can you tell us? Wobbly Walker Dear Wobbly, When it comes to choosing a walker there are lots of styles and options to...

Moving to Mars for an instant, successful diet

  • April 24, 2010
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It has been said that women are from Venus and men are from Mars - but I am moving to Mars. And it has nothing to do with communicating well with my husband. It has to do with weight loss. I have been fighting a lifetime battle with extra pounds, and many days, I feel like I am losing the war. And if you think for just one teeny, tiny little second I am going to tell you what I actually weigh...

Creating raised beds equals robust roots

  • April 24, 2010
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Raised beds present the ideal solution for a host of gardening challenges. Poor soil, inadequate drainage, pest issues and problematic sites are all great reasons to try raised-bed gardening. Raised beds provide access for people with mobility challenges, including those who travel by wheelchair and those with back or joint pain. Vegetables, annuals and perennials alike feel at home in a raised...

Talkin’ turkey: Break out the box calls, season is in full swing

  • April 24, 2010
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With the opening of the 2010 turkey season last week. It seems like the appropriate time to give you more information than you ever wanted to know about turkeys. This column is not about the dim witted, helpless domesticated birds you eat on Thanksgiving, or in your club sandwich. Those are a distant cousin of the crafty wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). A native of Ohio, the wild turkey was...

It’s spring and temptations are everywhere

  • April 24, 2010
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Pick your poison, but be smarter about it than I’ve been. It’s spring and everything’s all new and flowers are blooming, trees are leafing and the world is, to use one of my favorite E.E. Cummings words, “mud-lucious.” Carolina, of course, has its own ideas when it comes to the buffer season between not-quite winter and as yet full-out summer. It’s supposed to be quick and lickitty split,...

A change of routine: Ready for the outside working world

  • April 24, 2010
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My cooking, baking and food prep habits have changed some. My grocery shopping trips are shorter and on a must-need basis. I am sticking to my list because I am in and out quickly; I have a long to-do list waiting to be crossed out each day. I have hung up a long-wearing hat, and have placed a new one atop my head. I am opening a new business soon and so I need to re-structure my home habits...

Maxwell Brothers clothing store, Millersburg

  • April 24, 2010
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This store was established in 1866 by R.C. and J.T. Maxwell and in 2001 was believed to be the oldest family-owned clothing store in the U.S. At a recent auction, some nice advertising calendars showed up and I was able to buy a couple of them dated 1923 with beautiful illustrations. A nice piece of history to add to my collection. Recent auction prices: Golden Harvest metal sign, $20; spice...

Preschool wonderings about God

  • April 24, 2010
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(Editor’s Note: Jodi Nisly Hertzler is an occasional guest columnist for Another Way. A stay-at-home mom to three children, she has written a book, Ask Third Way Café: 50 Common and Quirky Questions About Mennonites.) We are driving home after a visit to the library and a grocery store. My 3-year-old son—a child who hides his face when almost any adult talks to him and can spend the entire...