Opinion

Taylor Bugglin Jon Jee Editor Well, we've gone through yet another week of extended days. And I'm sure we're all tired. Last time, I thought Wednesday was Friday. And then I thought Thursday was Friday. By the time Friday rolled around, I didn't think...  Read Story.

Have you ever needed to do research, use the Internet, or just want a really good book to read? Then your local Muskingum Library System is for you. Did you know that the state has drastically cut funding to all the libraries...  Read Story.

Well, people, we're back in business. We're now three (partial) weeks into the school year, and we can no longer pretend that this is just a bad dream we're having at 10 in the morning on a Tuesday because, no matter what...  Read Story.

While most students are excited about homecoming week, many may feel they could use some advice about it. So, we at the Jon-Jee have come up with a list of things you should do for homecoming week. 1. During the games, don't worry about others watching...  Read Story.

It is the goal of all of the policies and procedures contained in the Student Handbook to create the best possible learning environment for all students at John Glenn High School. We understand the importance of reducing...  Read Story.

Coming back to school for my fourth year in this building and my twelfth year in this district was just like any other year. There were the typical changes in staff and the new looks among my classmates. It was just the same old...  Read Story.

TEN YEARS AGO - 1999 Histories of several industries in Newcomerstown compiled and submitted to Newcomerstown Public Library, coordinated by John S. Heller. The histories included Heller Brothers Tool Co. (Simonds), Clow's, W.M. Brode Co., Tastee Apple,...  Read Story.

When I opened my Sunday Jeffersonian on April 3, my eyes were drawn to the report of the annual meeting of the Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative. As I am a resident of the big city of New Concord, I am not a member of the Cooperative, and was not...  Read Story.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Concerned about a proposed job reduction at the Zanesville postal sorting facility and closures of other rural post offices, Congressman Zack Space (OH-18) urged a moratorium on such moves during this difficult economic time. Space...  Read Story.

WASHINGTON -- It's been a win-win the past few days for Democratic and Republican loyalists, but what about the rest of us? You know. Americans who either don't think that (a) spending nonexistent trillions is quite the way to proceed in an economic...  Read Story.

RUSH PROFITS AT HIS PARTY'S EXPENSE By Clarence Page, Tribune Media Services, Page, Clarence * word count: 783 * posted 03/03/2009 at 5:00 pm EST * for release 03/05/2009 Rush Limbaugh is now the leader of the Republican Party. Just ask...  Read Story.

A TAXING SITUATION By Cal Thomas, Tribune Media Services, Thomas, Cal * word count: 718 * posted 03/04/2009 at 3:00 pm EST * for release 03/05/2009 Class warfare costs, but not the people at whom the rhetorical mortars are aimed. The...  Read Story.

After weeks of "talking down" the economy and concern among some of his supporters that his sobering prognosis for the nation's recovery might be affecting America's natural optimism, President Obama delivered a speech to Congress on Tuesday, parts of which sounded as if they could have been written by a...  Read Story.

I was talking to one of my "Six Sisters" recently and she filled me in on the details of the first of a series of videos she has made on YouTube. (What's a "Six Sister?" Well, back in fifth grade my closest friends and I were in...  Read Story.

DILLON, S.C. -- When Bud Ferillo told me to dress warmly, it didn't occur to me that he was concerned I might be cold inside the classroom. We were heading to J.V. Martin Junior High School, the school made famous by Barack Obama's visit during his...  Read Story.

Next Tuesday is the beginning of a defining time in our history. The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama will take place at high noon on the west steps of the Capitol building and will usher in a new era. It is...  Read Story.

Last summer, OPEC got a stranglehold on the rest of the world and gasoline prices skyrocketed to about $4 per gallon in the U.S. It was not much fun to pull into Jimmy Jack's Mini-Mart where I buy gas. But in recent weeks some distinct changes have been...  Read Story.

COLUMBUS -- The traditional "lame duck" session saw several important pieces of legislation passed. All of them required plenty of work ahead of time, but I believe their passage will help improve how Ohio works. Ohio, like all other states, has a "safe...  Read Story.

Hamas, a group designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department, are the Nazis of modern times. Israel is right to pound military targets inside Gaza, but much of the violence Israel brought on itself by giving up land it had to know...  Read Story.

Happy New Year's Eve! I hope that everyone had a nice Christmas. We get a real Christmas tree every year (per Aaron's request) and every year I insist that buying an artificial tree would me much nicer. Well, while surfing online the other day I found...  Read Story.