Take lesson from sting
We would be saddened if one local bar had been cited for serving alcohol to persons under the legal drinking age. We would be shocked to learn of two or three such establishments.
But we are absolutely aghast to learn of five local bars serving beer to an underage police informant. According to r ...
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Issue 1 a terrific value
In just six days, Amherst Public Library district residents will vote in a special election. Now, the Board of Elections calls it a special election because it falls in between the regularly scheduled general election in November and the regularly scheduled primary election in May.
But this elect ...
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Haiti needs our help
The pictures flashed on the television screen are troubling. They haunt us in our sleep.
The devastation of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rivals almost anything we can imagine. According to latest estimates, 80,000 people have died as a result of the quake and the difficult living conditi ...
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Help seniors in winter
With the area firmly in winter's grip, we try as best as we can to stay warm, waiting for spring. But some among us have more problems staying warm than the rest of us, and they need a little help.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as we age our bodies become less effic ...
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Weather is a challenge
After a mild beginning to the traditional winter season in Amherst, Mother Nature has returned to her usual ways, dumping snow on the village. And while the winter wonderland is beautiful to behold, the snow does present challenges for many in the community.
Students returned to school Monday, wh ...
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Celebrate responsibly
Friday we begin a new year, holding the promise of new beginnings. Unfortunately, for some of us those new beginnings will end when they are only hours old.
The New Years holiday weekend is traditionally one of the most dangerous times to be on the roadways. According to the Ohio Department of Pu ...
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