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Protecting Ohio’s children

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Earlier this week, the Jackson Township (Ohio) Police Department conducted “Operation Unsportsmanlike Conduct,” in which it targeted predators traveling in an attempt to solicit sex from children. According to a report by WOIO, the operation resulted in the arrests of seven men who were allegedly trying to engage in sexual activity with girls they believed to be under the ages of 13, 14 and 15. Stark County court records showed those girls were actually undercover police officers being contacted through cell phones, thank goodness. But think about that for a moment, these men ...

Baseless hate unacceptable

Editorials

Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the appointment of the state’s newest solicitor general — the person who serves as the state’s lead attorney for appeals in state and federal court. He has chosen Mathura Sridharan, an Ohio native who has been deputy solicitor general since 2021. “Mathura is a relentless defender of Ohioans, a champion of federalism and legal force to be reckoned with in a courtroom,” Yost said. Based, it seems, purely on her name and appearance in a photo released with the announcement, a pathetically predictable squad of internet ...

Don’t fall for FEMA scams

Editorials

As Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance finally makes its way to desperate West Virginia counties, the state attorney general also is issuing a warning: Beware of scams. Sadly, those who are most in need of help are often the most enticing targets for online predators. Scams have already surfaced, with one being for the caller to pose as a FEMA employee. “During disasters we often see the best in West Virginians — our generosity and volunteerism is second to none,” Attorney General J.B. McCuskey said. “But unfortunately, it’s also a time when bad actors try to ...

Summer shows — one way this girl has fun

Columns

This girl just wanted to have fun in July, and that’s precisely what she did on a few occasions — thanks to her husband, Mike, who arranged for her to attend three separate concerts. It all started with a band that Mike follows much more closely than I do. It is called Ghost, and it’s not exactly a mainstream rock band, though its fans are extremely devoted. With most of its songs and videos performed in elaborate costumes and makeup with religious overtones, I’m sure it’s not a band for everyone, but I also felt that it was a very good show. It’s certainly not the ...

Following the road to success means knowing where you’re going

Columns

The late Charlie Tremendous Jones said, “You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for two things, the people you meet and the books you read.” Sunday, in Phoenix at Influence, the National Speakers Association’s Annual Conference, my wife Lynnda, got randomly selected by presenter Robert Fogarty of Dear World from 900 attendees in the General Session, to read her short story. “Dear World” is a collective of innovators, change-makers, development leaders and storytellers dedicated to amplifying voices and fostering connection. Lynnda was interviewed, ...

World Heritage status at risk

Editorials

Among sites that could be negatively affected by the United States’ plan to leave the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is the Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio. It was already on a tentative list to be designated World Heritage Sites — recognition that may never come. U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the U.S. withdrew from UNESCO because it “works to advance divisive social and cultural causes and maintains an outsized focus on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, a globalist, ideological agenda for international development at ...