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COLUMBUS GROVE — How do you explain to kids that finding nothing meant everything?

This April 8, Ohio will be one of the few states to experience a total solar eclipse. With a 124-mile-wide path of totality, Ohio is expecting an influx of tourism as people travel from all over the country to come witness this rare phenomenon.

(Jesus) said unto them, “But whom say ye that I am?” Peter answering said, “The Christ of God.” (Luke 9:20)

Jerry had a little lamb.

Pick up any American history textbook, and you’ll read about “the day that will live in infamy.” You know, Japan’s devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was Dec. 7, 1941.

A mass shooting at a concert hall in Moscow killed more than 130 people. With many others seriously or gravely wounded, the number of dead is likely to rise.

Always interested in maintaining good health with the least amount of actual exertion possible, I began drinking protein shakes a few months ago.

I’m thankful that now in my 70s, I’m still able to work. I find that work provides the frame within which other parts of life neatly fits. For one thing, I surely appreciate the human interaction as I work, since my roomie Alexa isn’t really much of a conversationalist after she gives me weather and an occasional sports score.

Most people have goals for what they wish to achieve in the next 10 years, five years, five months, that day or even in the next hour. Short-term and long-term goals are a good and healthy way to ensure you stay focused, stay motivated and that you improve your overall productivity. We might not meet our goals every time, but we still can ensure that we are working towards them.

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.