Heritage News * of Chillicothe, Ross County & South-Central Ohio


It's been too long, but I needed to regroup and refocus and rebuild...

Greatest apologies for being absent for more that three months. Those who have been most gracious to subscribe will be credited for that time the plus an extra month.

As I have over the last two years indulged in a crash-course re-immersion in Chillicothe / Ross County / south-central Ohio leadership, activism, business, politics, and administration, I have recognized patterns of behavior that I only vaguely understood before I left this area as a young adult some dozen-odd years ago...

Well, more on this soon. But with what I have seen, learned, and experienced, I must reassess my responses to it. Thus, I ask myself:

    Why am I doing this? - What is the purpose of Heritage News?

    • To provide a record of what is usually not reported on - topics too detailed, too specialized for small town media
    • To promote conservation - of natural resources, of the built environment, of culture...of civil rights!

But I was going off-track. I was getting shrill - not hearing myself getting too focused...forming a tunnel vision on issues.

    So do I need to do?

    • I need to focus on keeping myself informed and current the issues I am concerned about - so I can inform others
    • I must remember to not take things personally - must be professional in demeanor no matter how opposed to an issue
    • Though I do not adhere to ostensibly "unbiased" media practices, I must still be fair - to offer the 'opposition' an opportunity for defense - but this is perhaps biggest my constraint, because then I must approach more people, interview them, transcribe, hypertext...
    • But must also work on personal and professional issues - especially writing technical papers and college-level teaching

More as I continue to ruminate on this topic...

Part of my delay in publication is that my hypertext system became unwieldy, so I have simplified the Frontpage of the Website, as you saw elsewhere.

Another part of the delay is that I have been adding many scanned photos to my computer, which has prompted a reorganization, archiving, and partial renaming of probably 2,000 megabytes worth of more than 1,750 images...

Look for boldfaced headlines and red "new" or gold "updated" notations for new or updated stories since my last 'printing.'

Historic Architecture Again on Phone Book Cover * new 2/18/05


Dr. Strangelove, Chillicothe Preservation, and 'The System' * new 2/18/05

    And now for something completely different: I was referred to a SciFi Channel review of the movie "Dr. Strangelove." One comment made by the reviewer on one of several messages of the film caught my eye - and remind me not only to fight the good fight, but to make sure I 'fight' the right way and for the right reasons:

    "The basic dichotomy between the inertia and malignancy of systems versus the short-sighted fumbling of individuals still holds weight."

State Route 104 Construction... * new 2/18/05

    The work you may have been noticing on State Route 104 from the south edge of the Veterans Administration Medical Center to the highway's intersection with Fairgrounds Road / Infirmary Lane is part of the beginning stages of the State Route 104-207 "Connector" and anticipation fot the SR 104 widening.

    I'm disappointed that the local media haven't noticed it; this is the cusp of a lot of work that will drastically alter this northern entry to the Chillicothe. I'm also diappointed that I haven't told you more yet, so...more soon.

    P.S. Even though I was a part of the preliminary studied for these two projects, I inadvertently placed myself at a front row seat for the multi-year duration when I moved into the house overlooking the fairgrounds...



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