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David Trinko: Dishing on dining for Easter

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Americans may be spending more money on their Easter dinner, but that doesn’t seem to have slowed their interest in a tableful of good eats.

Deanna Reynolds-Griffin: Lima schools provide lifetime of opportunities

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The saying is true, “Once a Spartan, Always a Spartan.” Little did I know that once I walked across the stage in 2001, with plans of moving off to college and not looking back, that I would be back home 23 years later, leading as school board president at the district that raised me and molded me into the person I am today.

Dr. Jessica Johnson: Women’s sports on the rise

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Like many sports fans this year, I have been in awe of the on-court accomplishments of Iowa women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark. Her highlight reels on YouTube show her draining “logo threes” on the Hawkeyes’ home court combined with precision backdoor passes to set up her teammates for easy layups. The timing for Clark topping LSU legend Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring record of 3,667 points could not have been better as it occurred in March during Women’s History Month. Clark will not only be etched in college basketball history for her incredible scoring feats but also for her overall impact on the women’s game, as current underclassmen stars like USC’s JuJu Watkins, Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo, LSU’s Mikaylah Williams, and Ohio State’s Cotie McMahon have already boldly stepped into the spotlight. Watching the gifted athleticism of these female basketball phenoms is no doubt going to bring the highest TV ratings ever for the women’s NCAA tourney.

Jerry Zezima: The diamond’s in the details

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As a guy who gets pooped at the mere thought of washing bird droppings off a car, I never figured I would wax poetic over my amazing ability to clean and wax my wife’s wheels. But it turns out I am a gem.

Charles Thomas: ‘Libtard’ just means you care

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They call me a libtard simply because I care about other people. They call me a libtard as a way of putting me down because I feel for the fate of others. I have seen and read all the incendiary remarks targeting anyone who professes the idea that they may possess a caring heart for someone born into a situation less fortunate than the place that I find myself in.

Lori Borgman: Just when you think things can’t get any worse

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News reporters, broadcasters, podcasters and all-news-all-the-time channels tell us the world is a rotten place. To quote an old adage: “If it weren’t for bad news, we’d have no news at all.”

John Grindrod: Early winter South Carolinian travels

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Now that winter’s behind us, I got to thinking about how the season began. For me, always a lover of travel, a great time to get away is between Christmas and New Year’s, just right for heading in a southerly direction with my trusty navigator Lady Jane. Over time, I’ve traveled, borrowing a movie title, in trains, planes and automobiles, but I think road trips are my favorite. There’s never an extra charge for a second bag tossed in the trunk, and the seats are much wider.

Legal-Ease: How much can I gift this year without reporting it?

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Recently I have found myself shopping for birthday gifts for many family members, including my husband and multiple nephews, all of whom have March birthdays. Luckily for me, they are spread out with a birthday seemingly every week, giving me time to look for the perfect gift for each of them.

David Trinko: Why haven’t we printed salary lists yet?

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If there’s a hot-button issue, there’s bound to be a conspiracy surrounding it.

Jerry Zezima: Every pun intended

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When it comes to wordplay, I’m the pun and only. Or I had been for the past decade.