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Editorials

Learn about our history

Black History Month offers an opportunity to consider the impact Black Americans have made on our lives, especially in the visual arts, music, literature, fashion and culture in general. “African Americans and the Arts” is the theme selected this year by the Association for the Study of ...

Steps to stay healthy

For some residents it’s easy to chalk up seasonal symptoms to simply “winter in the Ohio Valley,” but the reality is there are some serious illnesses spreading across the Buckeye State. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reported by WOIO, Ohio has been bumped ...

More police training needed

Buckeye State residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first ...

Cheers & Jeers

CHEERS to all the local organizations holding fish frys this Lenten season. In addition to providing Christians an option for meatless Fridays, they serve everyone good food. JEERS to the fact that flames damaged multiple buildings at a local business this week, but CHEERS that Trigg ...

Final report crucial

A report set to be released this summer by the National Transportation Safety Board could go a long way toward improved train safety in America — an issue folks in nearby East Palestine, Ohio, continue to deal with. The report, as outlined by an Associated Press article, likely will ...

Get rid of junk fees

You just bought those two concert tickets at $200 each. You go to check out ... only to find that your real price is $250 each thanks to hidden fees. A recent survey by Consumer Reports found that most Americans have been confronted with hidden fees, and 96% find them to be very annoying. ...