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Actions and words Dear Editor, You learn a lot running a business with employees. Contrary to what College Business courses teach, I never followed the “pay yourself first” philosophy. I never took a paycheck. I got what was left over. My employees were paid first. Payroll — and taxes. Each quarter after I wrote payroll tax checks I would go out and tell my employees, “Well, your payroll taxes are paid.” Nobody said a word. Didn’t look up. Didn’t seem to care. I guess I don’t blame them. What’s the big deal? They were withheld. Certainly they were ...

View from Hickory Heights: A special visitor

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About a week ago I was sitting on my porch when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. Since I have many chipmunks, I thought it was probably one of those. Then I saw more movement. I got up to have a look. There was a fawn in my flower bed. I went inside to get my phone to take a picture. Its coat was a beautiful shade of tan and it was filled with spots. By the time I got back the little thing was on its feet. I captured a good photo of him. I am calling it a him, but I have no idea what its sex is. It was very small. It was about a foot in length and about 15 inches ...

Our opinion: What’s the plan with homeless?

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Yes Virginia, Warren County has a homeless issue. It’s not like the crisis many bigger cities face. It’s not even the crisis Jamestown has seen over the past few years, and it’s nowhere near what Jamestown saw in 2024 that prompted its mayor to issue a state of emergency and take action to disperse the homeless from camping in the middle of its downtown area. Our issue is a little different. Homeless encampments in Warren County are more likely to be small and away from the hustle and bustle of downtown. It’s often a case of out of sight, out of mind. But there are homeless ...

Rounding Third: Life is great. Cheese makes it better

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Truer words were never spoken. That quote by author Avery Aames sums up my lifelong love affair with cheese. After I stopped eating school cafeteria lunches, good old American cheese became a thing of my past. In college, I met a few French students who knew the cheese world. It was all new to me, but oh, what a discovery that new world was. Gruyere, blue, and brie? Sacre bleu! Where had you been all my life? When it was first explained to me that blue cheese was essentially mold – but in wedge shape – I gulped a bit. Then I smelled it. I still was not so sure. But the first bite ...

Our opinion: Legislature must fix ARD program

Our Opinion

A recent state Supreme Court decision ruling the use of diversion courts can’t be counted as a prior DUI offense by sentencing courts is creating a potentially serious problem. It’s a problem the state Legislature should fix - quickly. The Supreme Court ruled that counting ARD as a conviction violates the due process rights of those accused of DUI if they have to be resentenced later. That ruling means sentencing courts are no longer able to consider completion of the ARD diversionary program as a first conviction for DUI - and means lighter sentencing for those who complete ...

Our opinion: Officer makes good choice

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It may be a while before a Grove City man is back in Warren County to face the charges filed against him. Given the circumstances, it’s not a bad thing. Keeping the man in Warren County after he twice fled from police officers on June 7 who tried to pull his vehicle over in Youngsville recently wasn’t worth the increasingly dangerous situation the traffic stop was creating. Zion A. Scriven, 28, has been charged with misdemeanor charges of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, flight to avoid apprehension/trial/punishment, possession/sales/use of display documents and ...