I love a good mystery, and if there’s a touch of humor and eccentric characters, all the better!
Here are some recent good reads.
Ken Follett. James Michener. James Clavell. You know these names if you enjoy epic reads that take you into another place and immerse you in the goings-on of well-drawn characters in war, community-building, passion, and survival. Add to these Edward Rutherfurd, author of such wonders as “Sarum,” “London,” “Paris,” and the two-volume Dublin Saga, among others. For the fan of historical fiction, Rutherfurd’s newest work, “China,” is just delicious.
Last week’s Round 2 on the seismic changes in college sports coming at us at warp speed and their adverse effects on mid-major schools like Kent State elicited some thought-provoking responses from readers.
For a Group of 5 college football team to pull an upset of an upper-tier Power 5 squad, three primary factors must be in place.
There have been many changes at Charlestown United Methodist Church in the recent past. The most recent was the retirement of Rev. Norma J. Bates. Her retirement was marked with a brunch in the church community room following her final sermon Aug. 27.
We’re now seeking a general assignment reporter to help us deliver high-impact stories about the people and institutions who shape the character of our community. We’re not looking for someone who can do it all — the county is much too big for that. Instead, we need an experienced reporter who can identify subjects our readers will care about, find answers and deliver solutions-oriented articles that have the potential to make Portage County a better place to live.
Historical fiction is probably my favorite genre. Stories set during World War II abound — a person could probably read them for decades and never catch up with half of them. So I chose several current books whose plots take place in a variety of sites during World War II. I enjoyed them all.
We're republishing this column by the late Roger Di Paolo, part three of his Black History Month series from earlier this year.
We live in an era when we’re fed a steady diet of the “for player safety” narrative. Collisions at the plate were legislated out of Major League Baseball “for player safety.”
I am writing this in the middle of October, and so far it has been a decent autumn … but this is Ohio, and as we all know, it could snow tomorrow!
I am a Portage County resident, and I live and thrive with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. My life is full — I volunteer in my community, work full time, attend community activities and maintain meaningful relationships.
Entering the 2021 season, Kent State was picked to finish fourth out of six teams in the Mid-American Conference’s East Division by Lindy’s Sports magazine. The Golden Flashes answered the bell by winning the division and playing in the MAC Championship Game for the first time since 2012 and only the second time ever.