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Opinion.

Spirit of giving alive and well

Editorials

It is great to see, during the holiday season, that Belmont County organizations continue to think about their neighbors in need. This time, the Belmont County NAACP, the Belmont County Department of Job and Family Services, Local AFSCME 3073, and Belmont County Unify came together recently ...

Inside the Biased Broadcasting Corp.

Columns

Two friends email from London about the editing scandal that led to the resignation of two top officials from the British Broadcasting Corp. The resignations followed exposure of the splicing together of two parts of a speech by President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.The edits made it look and ...

The government shutdown was pointless, dumb

Columns

Our long national nightmare is over, but the Democratic psychodrama isn’t. The longest shutdown in U.S. history — with increasing pain points across the country, especially among travelers — is ending, while the Democratic recriminations are just getting started. “It’s ...

The threat produced by an overproduced class of elites in America

Columns

Success breeds failure. Policies and practices well suited to society at one juncture in history are often poorly suited to the world they have beneficially transformed. If you carry a good thing too far, it can turn out not to be a good thing. Case in point, one of the most successful ...

Blue Envelope initiative wins

Editorials

The state of Ohio has a fantastic program that allows for better and more effective experiences between law enforcement and those with developmental disabilities during traffic stops and emergencies. The state’s Blue Envelope initiative promotes both safety and understanding. The Blue ...

We should be prepared for election interference

Columns

Democrats and other democracy well-wishers are spilling gallons of ink and a profusion of pixels on the question of whether ending the government shutdown was a blunder or not. I submit that either way, it won’t matter very much if at all in 12 months — and the 2026 elections are where our ...