As happened in most states when COVID-19 struck, Ohio over-purchased. Now, much of that stockpile is expiring. Ohio auctioned 393,000 protective gowns … for $2,451. The state had to throw away another 7.2 million of them, along with expired masks, gloves and other protective gear. ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day —which means many will enjoy a three-day weekend. It is essential we do more than take extra time away from work or school on that day. More than half a century after King’s assassination, our battered and divided country MUST spend time considering ...

CHEERS to the Great Stone Viaduct Historical Education Society and Bellaire Public Library for again providing a Winter Lecture Series. The events are both informative and entertaining. JEERS to word that the first round of winter weather last week led to a few traffic accidents. Drivers must ...

When a state manages to build a substantial rainy day fund, there are inevitably those who believe they know exactly how it should be spent. Such is the case with an Ohio child welfare organization that is suggesting the rainy day fund and billions in other unused revenue should be used to ...

Perhaps the federal government is concerned only with certain kinds of environmental and health disasters. Perhaps only politically expedient targets are worth the effort. Whatever the reason, help has been hard to come by in East Palestine, Ohio, as nearly a year after the fiery Norfolk ...

Though the events of Oct. 7 brought fresh awareness to the scope of antisemitism in this country, researchers say such hate has been on the rise for quite some time. In the U.S., antisemitic incidents rose 35% between 2021 and 2022. Certainly, we know more people have felt freer to express ...