On My Plate: Peaches
"The online arbiter of everything (AI, of course) defines the color peach as 'a light, warm color that blends pink and orange.'"
Opinion
Local Legends: Prexy
"A man of deep religious belief, in addition to being a staunch progressive, Benton became a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886, was ordained a deacon in 1899 and became a church elder in 1900."
Observations – People and place
"When I moved to Oxford in 1986, I found no such society here. But I was amused when people told me that the house I bought was the Anderson House."
On My Plate: Water
"Around 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the Great Lakes annually, according to Rochester Institute of Technology scientists Matthew Hoffman and Eric Hittinger."
Media Matters: Defunding or defending public radio
"A recent New York Times study showed that Ohio public radio stations, on average, get about 6% of their budget from federal dollars, while Mississippi's public radio stations get 30% of their budget from the CPB."
On My Plate: Sweet corn
"Corn dominates the rural landscape surrounding Oxford this time of year, but sweet corn for direct human consumption comprises only around 1% of it, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture."
From The Editor: Hello Oxford
"As I begin my chapter in Oxford, I remind myself of the ground I stand on, all 7.78 square miles of it. What makes this ground special is not a specific building, place or person; it’s the community as a whole."