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Opinion.

Learn your districts

Editorials

Given the degree to which so many in Washington, D.C., have shown us their reluctance to do their jobs — or remember for whom they work — lately, it is likely the 2026 elections will be a time for voters to take action. In Ohio, change is imminent, as redrawn congressional districts will ...

Solving government’s failures with more government

Columns

In 1996, former President Bill Clinton declared, “The era of big government is over.” Three decades later, the left has a different message. In his victory speech, NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani declared, “We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve and no ...

Making Ozempic more available would benefit everyone

Columns

Americans are going to get a little healthier. President Trump cut deals with the drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to increase access to obesity drugs in a major benefit to American public health. The agreements are a win-win-win — good for consumers, good for the companies and ...

Trump can do a lot better than dividends and 30-year mortgages

Columns

Time is short for the Trump administration. Last week’s elections were a setback, but not a devastating one: New Jersey is still a blue state, and while Virginia went red four years ago, it’s been trending Democratic for more than a decade. Republicans also fared poorly in ...

Finding Balance With Short-Term Rentals

Editorials

As St. Clairsville continues to grow and attract new residents and visitors, the discussion surrounding short-term rental properties such as Airbnbs has found its way to City Council. The conversation, led by Planning and Zoning Administrator Tom Murphy, revealed a tension between maintaining ...

Freedom of Speech In America Must Go Both Ways

Columns

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Before freedom ...