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Editorials

Protecting children

Politicians in Columbus may not agree on much these days, but they were united recently in their desire to help victimized former Boy Scouts get the justice they deserve. State senators unanimously passed legislation that voids the state’s civil statute of limitations in bankruptcy cases, ...

Get ready for progress

U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., did an important thing as they talked about the potential for the Appalachian Hydrogen Hub in West Virginia. They were optimistic but avoided “This is a done deal that will immediately bring our state prosperity” theatrics. ...

Clean up department

Whether the problems at the Columbus Police Department are the quality and number of recruits, training, policies, culture or all of the above, citizens continue to suffer. Several weeks ago, a Columbus Detective pleaded guilty in a fatal hit-and-run crash, and admitted he had been drinking ...

Honoring our veterans

Though its roots are in the anniversary of the end of World War I — Armistice Day — the holiday we observe Saturday has been meant since 1947 to honor all those who served their country in the military, in war or peacetime. There are more than 16 million of them living in the U.S. today. ...

Residents deserve redistricting effort

Those who continue to fight for constitutional and fair election maps in Ohio are now asking the state Supreme Court to reject not only the most recently adopted Statehouse maps, but also a motion to dismiss the case entirely. In fact, State Sen. Rob McColley, R-Napoleon, and state Rep. Jeff ...

Time to stop the hate

“This is not the first time Beachwood student-athletes have been subjected to antisemitic and racist speech. We always hope it will be the last.” Those words from Superintendent Robert Hardis, who leads the approximately 90% Jewish Beachwood School District in Ohio, are a heartbreaking ...