By Taylor J. Hale Staff Writer PORTAGE COUNTY – Subzero temperatures and inches of snow can deter some people from leaving their winter hibernation. But regardless ...

By Kennedy Zarnke Amherst Schools Foreign exchange programs empower youth and create connections across the globe and luckily, affordable foreign exchange programs are available in our ...

By Justin Isherwood I have a private belief that the oath of office of the President of the United States of America should include a glass ...

By Gene Kemmeter After the U.S. killed the top Iranian general in an airstrike Thursday, Jan. 2, Iran responded on Tuesday, Jan. 7, with a missile ...

By Tori Jennings District 1 Alder While “Fox fatigue” has caused many to put aside concerns about the two-thirds demolition of 1116-1128 Main Street, the city’s ...

By Justin Isherwood The back story is Lucas Films fashioned Star Wars after Shakespeare’s King Lear.  Shakespeare’s bitter commentary on humanity where nothing ends well, everybody dies, ...

By Gene Kemmeter The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is back in the news as the state of Virginia legislature voted on Jan. 15 to ratify the ...

Dear reader, Recently I visited with my four month old grandson Michael. He didn’t say much. He didn’t do much. He basically ate and slept and ...

Dear reader, One cannot pick up a paper or watch television these days without learning about Prince Harry and Meghans’ retreat from the traditional Royal life ...

By Taylor J. Hale Is winter not cold enough? Freeze for a reason by plunging into icy waters this February at the annual Polar Plunge. Portage ...