CHEERS to all the churches and organizations offering Lenten fish frys this year. Not only are they appealing options for people who abstain from eating meat during Lent, but they are good fundraisers, too. JEERS to news that challenges continue to present themselves to the administrators at ...

Most of us think of the American Red Cross for one of two reasons: blood donations and disaster response. But in March, the Red Cross is “helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all ...

Perhaps we should take it as a positive sign that we are moving out of winter and into spring and the Ohio Division of Forestry’s outdoor fire laws (for “kindled” fires) are once again in effect. From the beginning of March through November, outdoor open burning is prohibited statewide ...

Economic development officials in Columbus and Franklin and Licking counties can be forgiven if they find themselves humming the tune to an early 1980s hit while they wonder when the next bad news will come from Intel Corp. After all, the company had nothing but “promises, promises” in ...

The reopening of East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry in 2020 was hailed by many as a positive development for the entire region, but now there are troubling signs of financial difficulties for the privately owned facility. Following repeated reports of employees’ pay being delayed, ...

Back in 2019, President Donald Trump signed into law a bill that made animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act included penalties for the crime ranging from fines to up to seven years in prison or both. But PACT, it seems, was lacking teeth — or those in ...