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George Washington and Thomas Jefferson floated on a   about 10 hours ago George Washington and Thomas Jefferson floated on a cloud over the United States earlier this week to assess on the state of the nation. Here is what they discovered: WASHINGTON: Tom, I see where the people down there are getting ready to celebrate...  Read Story.

A welcome dose of Heidi Mae July 3, 2009 Heidi Mae West is a dose of good medicine. You can see it in her smile, hear it in her giggle, feel it in the wiggle of her toes. Just to look at her makes you feel better. I got my first dose of Heidi Mae about a month ago,...  Read Story.

Jack Palmer - U.S. interstate highways are part of our life July 2, 2009 In 1919, a young lieutenant colonel in the United States Army was part of the first transcontinental military motor convoy from Washington D.C. to San Francisco.His name was Dwight Eisenhower.Like most everyone else in those days, these soldiers traveled...  Read Story.

Al Smith - Operation a success; shotgun shooting featured July 2, 2009 Some thoughts as we reached the halfway point of 2009 ... The Ohio Division of Water-craft indicated its Operation Dry Water, a weekend (June 26-28) of enforcement activity to get alcohol-impaired boaters...  Read Story.

Mark Froelich - Amazing photographs from Florida July 1, 2009 The photography staff of the Florida Times-Union had a very interesting day last week. On June 26, Jason Pratt, Bob Self, Will Dickey, Rick Wilson, Bob Mack and Kelly Jordan all captured some amazing pictures of a...  Read Story.

Sharon Randall - Sisters nurture bonds with popsicles, pizza June 26, 2009 My sister and I have a little private joke that we share, thanks to our mother and her sister, God rest their souls. It goes like this. Sometimes, when my sister calls me (she lives in South Carolina, where we...  Read Story.

Jack Palmer - We can learn much from our cycling guests June 25, 2009 After almost a year of advance planning, Defiance welcomed more than 2,500 bicyclists Wednesday. Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau, city hall, local businesses, Defiance Public Library and Defiance...  Read Story.

Al Smith - Change the monotony when it comes to fishing and be versatile June 25, 2009 Over the past four decades I've run into fishermen who would fall under a category like "Give me good old monotony." They rarely, if ever, change. They fish the same places with the same type...  Read Story.

Mark Froelich - 'Evolution of Dance' still a YouTube hit June 24, 2009 Judson Laipply's YouTube sensation titled "Evolution of Dance" has amassed 121,710,964 views since it was posted in 2006. His follow-up -- "Evolution of Dance 2" -- was posted on YouTube in January and is up to...  Read Story.

Georgia Kohart - Home is where the heart is June 22, 2009 Home is where the heart is Where we love is home -- home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Upstairs, downstairs, inside, outside, upside down. I counted them up -- the duplexes, apartments, little houses, big...  Read Story.