They’re understandably proud of their winning tradition in all sports, but in Minster, Ohio it’s youth baseball that takes center stage in late July. Read more on this weekend’s ‘Classic, in Minster, in today’s Press Pros.

He popularized the practice of chiropractic locally.  He was cool before chiropractic was cool.  And Dr. Conrad Booher created a legacy of professionalism and service that made a legion of friends and followers feel good, inside and out.

Someone asked me recently, “What’s the best baseball city you remember?”  It didn’t take me long to answer, and if you want to go, you can…and see for yourself why Chattanooga, Tennessee (pictured), where the Reds’ Double A team plays, has a little something for everyone.

I went to Gettysburg for a little peace and quiet…a little history.  No one told me it was ‘bikers’ week’, and no one will have to tell me again.

Road trip…On a weekend retreat to Gettysburg, you never know what you’re apt to see, in person, in spirit, or remnants of the past. A true story (as opposed to those you pay to hear) from one evening on the slopes of Little Round Top. Enjoy!

With the change in cultural expectations, communities are looking harder at the personality of coaches…and the expectations that coaches have for those they coach.  It’s obvious, they’re often aren’t the same. The stress that comes with coaching, in today’s inside feature.

From time to time we relive stories previously published, simply because they’re good stories.  This one originally shared in July of 2014, one of those minor league baseball experiences you never forget.  In this case a most unforgettable person.  Former Yankee and author of ‘Ball Four’, Jim Bouton (above) turns 80 this year.

Some additional reader thoughts for this 4th of July long weekend – people who still write in about ‘winning’, about Woody Hayes…and comparing the modern All-Star Game home run derby to the days when the game’s hall of fame Goliath’s slugged it out.

Some notable events about July 4th – and notable sounds – that we’ve forgotten over the course of 245 years…but not forgotten by Press Pros.  Enjoy today’s read, and Happy Fourth of July!

In some respects it’s the shot that signals summer, hot weather, and pool time.  But the real fireworks loom just six weeks away, with the start of another school year and a new season of high school sports. So summer to us is just the overture to the opera. Read more.

I listened for a while, I really did.  Hoping to hear something from this week’s Dem debates that would tell me something about what the average American would want to know about the alternative candidate for the 2020 election. I wonder if I missed something?

In a twist of history, Piqua, Troy, Sidney, and Greenville will turn back the clock this fall to a fondly-remembered league affiliation called the Miami Valley League…while in two years the Cross County Conference follows suit for reasons with familiar overtones. Read about it in today’s Press Pros feature.

A letter to PPM this week brings perspective to the change in culture that prefers participation over performance…and that pride in finishing first may be holding everyone else back. Read more in today’s Press Pros inside feature.

After 40 years and 2,000 wins Florida State baseball coach Mike Martin came within a couple of games of a perfect career, a perfect destiny.  His parting words give us all a vision of our own destiny.