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Editorials

Cheers & Jeers

CHEERS to news that Tecnocap, an Italian company that produces metal closures such as jar lids, is expanding its operations to Bellaire. JEERS to the variety of concerns plaguing East Ohio Regional Hospital. From employee health insurance to back taxes, the administration has a full plate of ...

Fixing food insecurity for kids

State lawmakers are going to have to start making difficult decisions about where they want to gain political points and where they want to do better for Ohioans. The two goals are not always reached by the same path. Continued economic uncertainty, rising food insecurity and proposed changes ...

Take steps to avoid the flu

While lawmakers in neighboring states debate loosening vaccine requirements for school-aged children, Ohio is facing a frightening example of how quickly potentially dangerous (and deadly) illnesses can spread. In fact, doctors in the Buckeye State are stressing that even at this point in the ...

Trump is selling Ukraine down the river

Even with an election just past, 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 while. In fact, decisions that have a much greater chance of affecting our ...

Helping Ohio’s hungry

As part of Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget proposal, food banks across Ohio could see a significant reduction in the amount of state funding they receive. Most of this is due to the loss of what had been a one-time $7.5 million appropriation in the previous budget. But that decrease has food bank ...

Get ready for growth

Site readiness is a pressing challenge for many communities looking to attract larger employers and shore up their economies. In our region some sites that could be appealing to developers bear the scars of their previous use. In another era they were used for industrial, commercial or ...