Showing posts with label newspapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newspapers. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Smith Dairy at 100
Paul Locher writes about Smith Dairy Products in Orrville, Ohio, turning 100 in Sunday's edition of The Daily Record. The video embedded above contains historic photographs provided by the company along with brothers Steve Schmid, president, and John Schmid, vice president, talking about their vision and what has been fun through the years.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Wise counsel?
My colleague Rachel Jackson of The Daily Record -- staff writer, religion writer and erstwhile copy editor/paginator -- has written an informative and insightful story about how ministers handle weddings and premarital counseling and a column about her family's experience with ministers who took a hard line on wedding ceremonies.
In the column, she presents a case why ministers should not take a hard line when it comes to community.
But, as one who has performed several wedding ceremonies, I arrived at the conclusion that I would not perform any and all weddings. Some couples seek you out because someone in their family a few generations ago used to attend the church. For others, you are merely a matter of convenience. For others still, they are believers who want God to bless their union.
My friend Jim Bird, who serves as a minister at Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, Ky., told me during our days at Cincinnati Christian University that he much preferred performing funeral services than wedding ceremonies and one day I would understand what he meant.
It seems like it is too easy for the minister to become just another piece of furniture during the wedding ceremony -- he needs to stand here, say these words then make the proclamation the two are now husband and wife and then get out of the way.
As was said in Rachel's news story, if a couple just wants to get married, then they can go to a judge, a mayor, a justice of the peace. If they have no intention of allowing God to be a part of their lives, then why have the ceremony in God's house.
In the Bible, God established some very hard lines (look at what happened to Aaron's sons and what happened to Ananias and Sapphira), and those who crossed them suffered the consequences.
Yet, despite all of this, God showed grace. So, how do we balance all of this? Well, each minister will find his way.
No matter what your position on ministers and weddings and premarital counseling, check out Rachel's story and column, they are definitely worth reading.
In the column, she presents a case why ministers should not take a hard line when it comes to community.
But, as one who has performed several wedding ceremonies, I arrived at the conclusion that I would not perform any and all weddings. Some couples seek you out because someone in their family a few generations ago used to attend the church. For others, you are merely a matter of convenience. For others still, they are believers who want God to bless their union.
My friend Jim Bird, who serves as a minister at Broadway Christian Church in Lexington, Ky., told me during our days at Cincinnati Christian University that he much preferred performing funeral services than wedding ceremonies and one day I would understand what he meant.
It seems like it is too easy for the minister to become just another piece of furniture during the wedding ceremony -- he needs to stand here, say these words then make the proclamation the two are now husband and wife and then get out of the way.
As was said in Rachel's news story, if a couple just wants to get married, then they can go to a judge, a mayor, a justice of the peace. If they have no intention of allowing God to be a part of their lives, then why have the ceremony in God's house.
In the Bible, God established some very hard lines (look at what happened to Aaron's sons and what happened to Ananias and Sapphira), and those who crossed them suffered the consequences.
Yet, despite all of this, God showed grace. So, how do we balance all of this? Well, each minister will find his way.
No matter what your position on ministers and weddings and premarital counseling, check out Rachel's story and column, they are definitely worth reading.
Friday, February 13, 2009
A Great American
The Daily Record's dean of the reporting corps, Paul Locher, attended a function at University of Akron Wayne College in Orrville earlier this week about the Tuskegee Airmen, and Arthur Saunders, one of the airmen and a Cleveland-area architect, was the featured speaker.
To learn about all they went through and what they had to overcome was inspiring. I have been known to whine a little when things don't go my way, but what I have faced is nothing compared to the challenges they faced. The story is running in Saturday's edition of The Daily Record.
So, to Mr. Saunders and all of his colleagues, thank you for your service to our country. People like you help to make this the best country in the world. (I am biased, I know.)
To learn about all they went through and what they had to overcome was inspiring. I have been known to whine a little when things don't go my way, but what I have faced is nothing compared to the challenges they faced. The story is running in Saturday's edition of The Daily Record.
So, to Mr. Saunders and all of his colleagues, thank you for your service to our country. People like you help to make this the best country in the world. (I am biased, I know.)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
So, how do you print a newspaper?
I had the opportunity to visit the Joint Print Facility off of Long Road in Wooster, Ohio. The Daily Jeffersonian was getting ready to be printed. The video shows many of the steps involved with printing a newspaper. To see the YouTube video, click the image above, or you can also click here.
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