Monday, November 9, 2020

Living along Ohio River for centuries, Native Shawnee called it ‘Kiskepila Sepe’ – ‘Eagle River’

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By Steve Hammons   The Shawnee Native American tribe lived in southern Ohio and the surrounding region for thousands of years. The huge rive...
Sunday, September 13, 2020

After American Revolution, 1787 Northwest Ordinance set course for Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota

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By Steve Hammons   The official name was "An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North West of the Rive...
Saturday, August 29, 2020

First responders must deal with society’s problems, shortcomings, injustices every day

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By Steve Hammons   Joblessness, homelessness, poverty, child abuse and neglect, mental health issues, needless accident injuries, high st...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

Smallpox-tainted blankets were 1763 bioweapon on northern Appalachian Mountains frontier

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By Steve Hammons   Many of us might have heard or read accounts about Native Americans being given blankets tainted with contagious disea...
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Well-known ‘Mothman’ case also about dedicated local journalist, Native history?

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By Steve Hammons The so-called “Mothman” reports around the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1966-67 have been widely portrayed in...
Friday, July 3, 2020

‘Hillbilly’ J.D. Vance, columnist Clarence Page find common ground in southwest Ohio roots

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By Steve Hammons Long-time Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page and J.D. Vance, author of the book “Hillbilly Elegy”  (movie due out s...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Startup company researching advanced tech, UFOs gives updates during Q&A

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By Steve Hammons More information was put forward last week about news reports describing U.S. Navy encounters with unusual, unidentified o...