Last week, at least one expert was disappointed by Ohio’s performance in the National Assessment of Educational Progress report card. Aaron Churchill, Ohio research director for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, called the report — based on exams given biennially to fourth- and ...

It is gratifying to know that state officials in Columbus are hearing the residents of Eastern Ohio and responding to our concerns. On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced that reconstruction of the Blaine Hill Bridge will begin this year — that’s two years earlier ...

As we catch our breath and settle in to the new normal of a political landscape changed by the November election, there is not much time before we must turn our attention to the May 2025 election in Ohio. Eligible voters must not sit this one out, believing the heavy lifting is done for a ...

CHEERS to the fact that the White House rescinded its order to freeze federal grants and loans. The order caused confusion and concern among agencies that rely on federal aid. JEERS to “fire season” — the time of year when hazards such as neglected space heaters tend to cause an increase ...

Norfolk Southern has suffered another derailment — although this one was more an inconvenience than a disaster. Monday morning, at the company’s rail yard near Portsmouth, Ohio, eight train cars carrying several thousand pounds of soybeans derailed. Three of those cars turned over ...

Ohioans have plenty of reason to worry about prices that just seem to keep going up and up, but there may be good news ahead for the state’s private employers. Because of prioritized health and safety measures in our workplaces — and at least one state agency willing to take into account ...