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CHEERS to new that Flushing Village Council is back to full strength after three members resigned in May. And CHEERS to those who were willing to step up and serve. JEERS to the negative and allegedly violent rhetoric that prompted two of those Flushing council members to resign. Public servants should feel safe in their positions and in their personal lives. CHEERS to the new rest areas that were officially unveiled in Belmont County on Interstate 70 this week. They have been serving the public for a few months, but the ceremony was a nice touch. JEERS to some reportedly selfish ...

Protecting Ohio’s children

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

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

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 ...

World Heritage status at risk

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 ...

Intel work may stop

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when Gov. Mike DeWine, leaders of the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio learned the “well, actually …” that should have been attached to news a couple of weeks ago that Intel was going to “further slow the pace of construction in Ohio.” It was a red flag then that the company did not announce a new expected completion date. Now we know why. According to a report by WCMH, Intel also said it might have to stop work on the Ohio facility altogether if it cannot find external customers for new 14A technology that won’t debut until ...