Dozens of local orgs receive funding for history initiatives Two dozen organizations in southwest Ohio, including several in and around Oxford, received grants from the W.E. Smith Charitable Trust to support local history initiatives.
Local Legends: A revolutionary professor Iranian immigrant Mostafa "Paul" Rejai became a respected scholar on democracy and revolution during his time as a faculty member at Miami University.
Local Legends: The civilian hero Philip Carter Shera, born and raised in Oxford, wasn't a member of the U.S. Navy, but he still earned high honors for service during World War II.
Ukrainian Nobel Peace Laureate shares vision for end of war with Russia during Miami lecture Ukrainian human rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk's work with the Center for Civil Liberties earned the organization the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. Last week, she shared her vision for a just peace in Ukraine during Miami University's annual Havighurst Lecture.
Local Legends: The only doc in town Fred Fogel Shepard took care of the residents of College Corner for decades as the only medical doctor in town in the mid-1900s.
Reflections: Economic Depressions The stock market has gone through multiple rounds of whiplash since President Donald Trump assumed office on Jan. 20. Columnist Allan Winkler writes that Trump mirrors historic figures like Cornelius Vanderbilt and opposes approaches like that of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Silvoor Stories: Patience and peak bloom Like many of the best things in life, Silvoor Biological Sanctuary didn't become a reality overnight. As Amanda Bentley Brymer enjoys peak bloom season today, she recalls the decades of effort to turn a once barren plot of land into the wildflower sanctuary it is today.