Last week was the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II. It is hard for me to imagine what it was like to live through a war where the very existence of our country is at stake. My understanding of that time comes from my parents. My father was a Marine who fought in the Pacific. He ...

I experienced a little blast from the past on Friday, when I was caught in the first of several downpours to strike our area that day. I was leaving an appointment in Bridgeport and tried to wait out the heavy shower, but I decided it was going to make me late for my next stop and went ahead ...

For many Ohio college students this fall, the term “Back to School” is taking on a whole new meaning as the coronavirus shakes up higher education and leaves so much about the new semester in doubt. After all, it is hard to get excited about going back to school when there may not be a ...

Last year it was bunnies; this year it’s deer. At least one deer has to be the culprit behind the gradual destruction of our garden. In fact, it left some clear evidence behind during its last visit, if you get my drift. This was no bunny. The first event was pretty devastating. Something ...

For nearly 70 years, the Whirlpool plant in Clyde, Ohio, has produced some of the best washing machines in the world. I was proud to recommend to the Trump Administration that the president visit the plant, especially given the successful efforts we have undertaken with President Trump to ...

Last week, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes visited Belmont County, Ohio, to tour the Dilles Bottom site of the proposed PTTGCA ethane cracker plastics plant and ​meet​ with “state and local officials and community members.” The event was publicized as a “roundtable ...