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Opinion.

Neighbors in need of help

Editorials

As Gov. Mike DeWine declares a state of emergency in 11 Ohio counties after last week’s terrible storms, it is a reminder there are Buckeye State residents struggling to recover and in need of our support. Those living in Auglaize, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Hancock, Licking, Logan, Mercer, ...

Preventing tragedies

Editorials

There’s no way of knowing what might have been prevented when a Perry High School resource officer confiscated a firearm being carried by a student last week. The school, near Massillon, Ohio, said there were no threats to students or staff, according to a report by WJW. Still, Perry ...

All of Ohio needs develpment

Editorials

It may seem like a good problem to have, but Ohio’s historically low (for historically long) unemployment figures are creating a challenge for employers. The Buckeye State’s unemployment rate has been below 4% for 14 straight months, the longest such stretch in data that goes back to 1976, ...

Retired justice: Democrats made missteps setting up primary

Columns

Retired Justice Supreme Court of Ohio The Democrats have been the minority party at the Supreme Court of Ohio for the better part of two decades. Now the Democratic leadership of the Ohio Democratic Party wants to extend that dry spell by engineering an unnecessary primary. They have ...

A unique opportunity to visit the Bellaire Bridge

Columns

It should come as no surprise to any regular reader of this column that my job sometimes gives me the opportunity to do things that other people just don’t get the chance to do. Such was the case as we prepared the series of stories that has been featured on the front pages of our weekend ...

Silence doesn’t lead to successful collaboration

Columns

When Lynnda and I do team building and leadership training, one of the exercises we do is to divide the group into teams. We give each team a 1-pound box of spaghetti and a bag of large marshmallows. Then we instruct them to build a tower as tall as they can in 10 minutes using only the ...