If you’re a business that is interested in learning more about how BWC can help you improve the safety and health of your employees while reducing your workers’ compensation costs, please feel free to call or email me. I can be reached at (513) 214-8558 or Erin.R.1@bwc.state.oh.us.

As Governor Kasich and the state Legislature consider whether to open the door to Medicaid coverage through expansion, I hope they consider analysis recently released by a non-partisan collaboration of researchers from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio, The Ohio State University and others.

Once again, thank you for always printing stories that touch hearts and minds and motivate people to step up to help others in our community! Our Highland County January 12, 2013 Be the Match Event was a success!

Highland County Job & Family Services-Child Protective Services would like to express our sincerest gratitude and warmest thanks to all of the individuals, clubs, organizations, and businesses for their generous donations and sponsorship to the foster children and families of Highland County during this Christmas holiday season.

A new coalition of gun rights and conservative groups has proclaimed January 19, 2013, "Gun Appreciation Day" and begun urging Americans nationwide to show their support for gun ownership by turning out en masse at gun stores, ranges, and shows from coast to coast.

As Heather and her husband were driving to deliver the gifts, Chet who couldn't bear the thought of any child not having a "good Christmas," went straight, instead of turning down the road to the home. The Gibsons did a little more shopping, "so each child could have a new outfit to wear back to school after the holidays," in Chet's words.

Let us also remind you that a great many potent conservative organizations and millions of conservative and liberty-loving voters do not believe in the divine right of incumbents to be re-nominated.

The Leesburg American Legion is currently accepting donations for the Leesburg-area Christmas food baskets, which will be delivered on Dec. 15. In 2011, nearly 80 families received Christmas food baskets.

Samaritan Outreach Services has provided emergency food supplies to families in need throughout Highland County for many years. By working with local, regional and national agencies, we are able to provide low-cost, nutritious foods for pennies a meal, but we need your help.

The Edward Lee McClain High School Class of 1955 is contemplating making a significant contribution to the school that would memorialize our class. At this specific time, nothing has been decided. Although a few suggestions have been presented, we would greatly appreciate your participation and suggestions.

We hope that today's Veterans Day affords you a chance to say thank you to someone who may have served, or is serving now.

I’m convinced that the Republicans really believe that most Americans are only interested in how much money they can make and ensuring everyone plays by the rules they have decided are the important ones.

Signing with Mowrystown is the only choice that even makes sense for Jackson Township. We should have signed with them a year ago.

Sherrod Brown has a better grasp of what drives Ohio's economy, evidenced by his understanding of the ramifications of letting the auto industry go bankrupt. Auto-related jobs in Ohio have increased by 6.1 percent, or 11,100 jobs, since 2009 because of Sherrod Brown's actions, and he's led the fight against China's illegal currency manipulation, which is costing Ohio jobs.