You were not alone this past weekend in feeling the seven high school state football title games resulted in lopsided scores and with fewer people in the stands.
Columns
Opinion columns written by staff or submitted to Richland Source from the community.
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We asked Richland County to weigh in on child care. Here’s what readers said:
“Working in child care for the past four years has been one of the greatest blessings in my life. I have watched children grow from tiny babies into confident, kind and emotionally strong little people, and it fills my heart to know I had a small part in that journey.” — Richland County child care […]
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COLUMN: At Ohio’s community colleges, going back to school means new opportunities
Editor’s Note: This op-ed was written by Avi Zaffini, President and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges. The “back to school” season is here, along with all the anticipation and the memories it brings. For the 200,000-plus Ohioans served by our state’s community colleges, “back to school” means new opportunities, and many options […]
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Meet Lex grad Hannah Martin, Richland Source’s new reporter
Hello! I am Hannah Martin, the new reporter at Richland Source. I’m new here, but not to the community. I am a Richland County native. I graduated from Lexington Local Schools in 2018, then attended Eastern Gateway Community College, graduating with an associate of arts degree. Next, I continued my education at Full Sail University. […]
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A soaked Saturday at Inkcarceration: One man’s journey from the photo pit to the campgrounds
MANSFIELD — By the time Slipknot roared, “If you’re five-five-five, then I’m six-six-six,” I was already shirtless and soaked — my Metallica tee crumpled in my back pocket, camera tucked in my bag, wrapped in layers of towel and poncho. Saturday started drier and with sunny skies above. By 2:30 p.m., I was inside the […]
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ANALYSIS: Mansfield Speedway purchase should stir regional racing energy
I am not a racing fan. For years, the joke was on me at the Mansfield News Journal. One of my first assignments at the newspaper in the summer of 1990 was to help cover the IndyCar race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. I interviewed drivers Teo Fabi and Emerson Fittipaldi for features that […]
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A time to grieve: Observations on mourning loss
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]
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What now? Confessions of a soon-to-be empty-nester
My wife doesn’t want to talk about it, which is fine because I’m sorting through some emotions of my own. Cheryl and I have been married for almost 21 years — and for the past 18, we’ve been Cruz’s mom and dad. I speak for the both of us when I say parenthood has been […]
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Mansfield Sr.’s 2005 storybook run came during Golden Age of Ohio high school basketball
I didn’t realize it at the time, but I landed in Mansfield during a Golden Era of boys basketball. I inherited the Mansfield Senior basketball beat in 2000 and sat courtside as the Tygers won four district championships in my first six seasons as the lead reporter. Senior High reached the Sweet 16 in 2002, […]
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Column: My Christmas tree stays up through the New Year
Keeping up a Christmas tree for an extra week or two goes beyond an unwillingness to painstakingly remove each ornament and string of lights.