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Opinion

Teen vehicle list offers safety for every budget

Columns

Is your teenage son or daughter approaching the age for getting a car? Families with newly licensed teens have a wide range of options this year when it comes to safe vehicles for their novice driver. An updated list of suggested vehicles for teens from the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

The scoop on komatsuna

Columns

At the farmers’ market, I encountered a vegetable I was unfamiliar with. Komatsuna, a Japanese leafy green, is one of the earliest vegetables available because it is very fast-growing. In more moderate climates than ours, it can be grown year-round and is more heat and cold-tolerant than ...

Paper boy from the past

Columns

This column was prompted by a story in the May 16 Enterprise concerning a new state law that paper boys and girls must be at least age 14. The Associated Press story by Michael Hill reports that New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the ...

The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is harmful

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Is it me, or was the op-ed I just read totally wacky? I refer to the essay by Star Parker “Dear senators, pass ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’” in Thursday’s paper. She starts praising the “masterful leadership” of Speaker Mike Johnson, then goes on to criticize ...

Support Community Service Block Grant

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I am writing to express my strong support for the continued funding of the Community Services Block Grant which is a vital funding source for agencies like JCEO. As a vital tool in the fight against poverty, CSBG supports community-based programs that provide critical services ...

Concerning the state of the cemetery for Memorial Day

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the deplorable condition of our local cemetery as Memorial Day has passed. Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country, and it is disheartening to ...