Politics, not producers, steering agriculture
A reader stresses that agriculture is no longer a profession of farmers. It is a government institution fraught with bureaucrats, lobbyists and all the mud and muck of politics.
Easter bonnets on display at Hoover
Easter Bonnets on Parade will be an added attraction at the Hoover Historical Center during April, May and June.
Pork producer supports checkoff
A local pork producer take the opportunity to share a few facts about the recent settlement agreement reached between the USDA and the National Pork Producers Council.
Elder care hurts work performance, adds stress
Employees who are caregivers for elder dependents report lower work performance than those employees whose dependents are children, a new study has found.
Sound off on pool raiding
Write rather than call the Federal Order 33 market administrator.
Exhibit features French paintings: The Triumph of French Painting: Masterpieces from Ingres to Matisse
An exhibition of paintings drawn from the collections of the Walters Art Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Art providing a comprehensive survey of painting in France during the 19th and early 20th centuries, opens at the Dayton Art Institute April 7.
Teaching children financial lessons
In Dr. John Whitcomb's Capitate Your Kids, a guide to teaching teens financial independence, he suggests parents make a contract with their kids - and keep it.
Exhibit features the art of the frame
The Frame in America: 1860-1960, an exhibition featuring more than 100 American frames, will be on view April 6 through May 20 at the Columbus Museum of Art.
The 1040 blues: Tax time brings out the procrastinators and evaders
While procrastinating may cost many taxpayers who receive refunds, even many of those who owe tax upon filing fail to act "penny-wise" by doing just the opposite - not procrastinating.
Farmers need stronger safety net
House Agriculture Committee members have recommended that the House Budget Committee permanently increase the budget allocation for agriculture.
