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Editorials

A brighter future

Buckeye State residents understand our future depends on giving our children a good education. And, more research indicates, the building of that foundation begins in the pre-school stage. Yet Ohio is 33rd in the nation for state spending on pre-schoolers, according to the National ...

Deadly new drugs arrive

As we step back from the sense of urgency with which we had been discussing the COVID-19 pandemic, an old plague is back in the spotlight. The substance abuse epidemic in our region has haunted us all this time, but a frightening new poison has made its way into the Buckeye State. Ohio ...

Adapting in education

Ohio lawmakers are considering a proposal that would extend the waiver of the requirement that substitute teachers have a four-year degree. The change was initially necessary when pandemic challenges created a desperate need for substitute teachers that has not subsided. Even the Ohio ...

Economic ignorance will cause economic collapse

John Hinderaker has been writing at PowerLine about the economic catastrophe taking place in Sri Lanka. Until very recently, that country was “not only food-secure, but a major agricultural exporter” of products like rice, tea and rubber. One would think that creating prosperity and ...

Putting the state of Ohio on new path

Ohio is one of just three states in which population shrank last year — by approximately 11,800 people, according to research from Pew Charitable Trusts. And, according to their research, in the last 10 years it beat only five states for the slow rate of its population growth. One of those ...

Making our region appealing

Last week, the Department of Development’s TourismOhio division reported 2021 was the second-best year for visitor spending — $47 billion, which the division says supported approximately 411,000 jobs. “Whether you’re looking to do things a little low-key, whether you’re a foodie and ...