Visual thinking strategies aid medical education

Effective medical diagnosis depends not just on looking, but on truly perceiving. Recognizing this, many medical training programs have adopted Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), discussions about art to enhance students’ skills in nuanced observation, inference, and communication.

Fond memories of raising chickens

Have you ever had something happen that all of a sudden brings up something from your past? That happened to me last week when I visited a store looking for a garden flag, but instead was drawn to the baby chicks I heard chirping in another part of the store.

Athletes recognized at winter sports awards

25 Years Ago March 16 - 22, 2000Ty Sills, Columbus Unified High School boys’ basketball coach, recognized his players, Bill Jessee, Ryan Atkinson, Robbie Carpino, Billy Foster, Paul Holding, Derek Holmes and Fred Lundien at the winter sports awards program.

Doing right thing makes days better

No one can relive the past. But every person who has ever lived can look back and see something in their personal history that they would like to have done differently. However, all anyone has is today; this twenty-four hours alone. What a person does with this day makes all the difference.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,I am writing to express my concern about an article in the Columbus News Report on Tuesday, February 24. The article held a prominent “above the fold” position on the front page, and the headline read, County Schools Score Low in State Testing. You simply could not miss it.

Years Ago

25 Years Ago March 9 - 15, 2000The featured 4-H’er is Kayla Holding, 10, daughter of Don and Kay Holding of rural Columbus. She is a member of the C.C. Riders 4-H Club.

Practice spiritual disciplines of Lent

Read Philippians 3:10-11Lent lasts for forty days, reflecting on Jesus’ desert wandering. Unlike Israel, who failed to trust God in their forty years, Jesus succeeded through prayer, fasting, and reliance on God. He overcame the temptations we face.

Years Ago

Extracted from Newspapers at the Genealogy Library25 Years Ago March 9 - 15, 2000Dan Stotler and Jeremy Edmond, of Davis Construction Company of Columbus, were at work on an addition to the rear of the Everything Automotive Store on North East Avenue.

Spring cleaning lifts spirits, lightens heart

It’s that time of year once again. Spring is just around the corner and for many that means spring house cleaning. So why spring? Why not summer, fall or winter house cleaning?

Beware of phone, internet scams

The phone rang, and I answered it because the call was from a nearby community. No big surprise that the caller was obviously not from anywhere near, and the caller was asking for a donation for some organization in which I had no interest. I said, in a kindly tone, “No thank you,” and hung up.