Editor's note: This column has been updated to correct the first name of retired Union Local High School teacher Donna Griffin. Her first name was inadvertently listed incorrectly in the original version. On Feb. 1, The Times Leader reported it was Ohio Township Day — an occasion set aside ...

There are many compelling reasons Ohioans should demolish any proposal to make it harder for them to amend their state constitution. The most logical and hard-headed: Maintaining their ability to influence how they are taxed. Since the 1850s, not including bond issues, Ohioans have decided ...

President Biden is hoping to incentivize a major boost in American solar production. And thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credits, domestic manufacturers are already planning billions of dollars worth of new solar investments in the United States. Unfortunately, the Biden ...

My friend Jon Petz is a business inspirational speaker, conference emcee and magician who lives in the Columbus area. His magic amazes me. I’ve been a few feet from him when he performed magic and have no idea how he does it. One of my favorite illusions is when Jon steps into a box in ...

I consider myself to be an animal lover, but I have also concluded that the groundhog is the animal I love the least. My attitude is not based solely on my dislike for most of the predictions made by Punxsutawney Phil, but it’s hard to ignore the fact that little more than 24 hours after ...

We all heard the groundhog loud and clear — six more weeks of winter! It’s February and freezing. And I’m over here just daydreaming of warmth, sunshine and starting to go a little stir crazy. If the winter weather has you feeling cooped up, too, here’s a cure to beat cabin fever: ...