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What it means to serve on a jury

by Jillaire McMillan The conviction of Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying public records is the latest news in a series of historic events over the course of an extraordinary election year. With this verdict and the reality of a former president campaigning while facing dozens of ...

July 17 letters to the editor

COVID still a threat; please get vaccinated Choices — life is full of them. Some choices are mundane. Some choices are life altering. Our friend’s family roots are on a farm in Wood County. He left this state years ago and settled in Tennessee. He met Mary. Her family roots are in ...

Jury unable to decide on mercy

The jury that convicted Shaundarius Reeder of first-degree murder in under two hours was unable to decide if it should grant him mercy after about 12 hours of deliberations over two days. First-degree murder is punishable by life in prison, but the jury can recommend mercy, which means ...