As we near the end of this year’s Sunshine Week, communities across the country are suffering not just because their public officials are doing business in the dark, but because in some regions there are few (or no) news organizations left to keep an eye on those officials in the first ...

Given the degree to which many Ohio politicians strain to show their desire to protect and support children and families, it is encouraging to see at least some money being put where their mouths are. Ohio’s Departments of Health and Children and Youth have awarded $5 million to 19 ...

A week from today, Ohioans will vote in what is being called the 2024 Presidential Primary Election. But many other decisions made that day will be far more important on the local level than choosing who will battle it out for the Oval Office. March 19 will feature votes for local law ...

As we await a final report on the Norfolk Southern derailment that continues to haunt East Palestine, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy made waves Wednesday when she told Congress the decision to blow open five tanks and burn what was inside was unnecessary. Imagine ...

CHEERS to the fact that the Ohio Department of Transportation provided a second option for its planned repairs to Ohio 7 in Bridgeport. JEERS to the fact that Martins Ferry city leaders have to resort to placing charges on residents’ utility bills because people are not adhering to the ...

It took four long years, but U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are finally ready to recommend parents treat COVID-19 and its variants like any other respiratory illness. It is no longer a federal recommendation that students undergo isolation and masking. As deaths and ...