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Opinion.

A thirst for power

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, President Trump claims his actions are what the American people overwhelmingly voted him into office to do. If that is true, why should we be shocked by the things he says and does. Is this really what everyone who voted for him expected him to do? And was he really voted in ...

Give act some teeth

Editorials

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 ...

Cheers & Jeers

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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

Editorials

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 ...