By: Dr. Jerry Bergman, Montpelier, Ohio We today hear an almost constant stream of America bashing. Watching the news, we…
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By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I am typing this week’s column after our normal deadline has passed.…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Though we should focus on the blessings in our lives daily, it…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I have thought a lot about forgiveness in recent months. What does…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Local weekly community news coverage dates back locally as best as I…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER We do not need a crystal ball to know what is coming…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I am writing on the Saturday morning before Labor Day from the…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I’m feeling a little bummed; school has returned, and the majority of…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I hope this week’s column finds you well! I’m writing on a…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I hope you are enjoying Summer 2022! It is hard to believe…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Those in my immediate circle know that I have battled through some…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I hope this week’s column finds you well as we continue to…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER It has been a few weeks since I have had time to…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER ELECTRIC GREEN VEHICLES – I hope one day we can switch to…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER CAUGHT MY EYE – Facebook insanity continued from last week’s column ……
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher Column return? It is too early to promise whether I can knock out a weekly…
Opinion Column: Caught My Eye, Crossed My Mind Does The General Public Really Want Unbiased Forms Of Media? By: Forrest…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Time flies, undoubtedly. Any adult over thirty years old is likely to…
Good Riddance 2020 … The Future Of Our Newspaper In 2021 I know it is commonplace to state how terrible…
Poor journalism can be found all around us. This is a subject matter that has consumed my recent columns. I…
I received a lot bigger response than I anticipated to my rather large column last week. Sometimes I wonder if…
In my last column I addressed the issue of whether some readers, unfortunately a surprising amount, really want factual based…
Do Readers Want Factual News? For those of you who are not on social media, you may be unaware that…
Show Compassion – There Is A Time And Place By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I used to…
Like all area businesses, we are monitoring this virus outbreak closely. We are taking steps to ensure the safety of…
“Where is our paper at?” A question that we fielded over the phone, email, facebook and in-office likely over two…
I have viewed more changes in the newspaper industry in my twelve years serving as a Hometown Publisher than changes…
CROSSED MY MIND … Casey, Landon and I were able to work half days (in this line of work known…
CROSSED MY MIND … I had the privilege of recently hearing several State Troopers share their job descriptions and experiences.…