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Opinion.

Don’t Let Congress Undercut Life-Saving Research

Columns

Across Ohio, researchers are achieving medical breakthroughs on what seems to be a monthly basis. Unfortunately, proposed legislation in Congress threatens to undermine Buckeye scientists by weakening the patent protections that biotech startups rely on to raise capital and to give patients ...

Hegseth’s ‘Christmas Wish List’ a Real Concern

Columns

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle, the amiable child’s cartoon character, in a helicopter using a military weapon to kill people in a small boat below him, and captioned it “For your Christmas wish list,” it understandably caused an ...

What is President Trump Doing in the Caribbean?

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: Why has Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered our largest, most lethal aircraft carrier with supporting destroyers and guided missile ships to sail near Venezuela? Trump says it’s to stop drug traffickers, yet, at the same time, he released from prison the ...

Natural Gas Is Reliable, Affordable for all Ohioans

Letters to the Editor

Editor, News-Register: With the cold front coming in and temperatures dropping quickly across the state, Ohioans need reliable and affordable energy to stay warm. Our state’s essential natural gas provides the dependable power for furnaces and heat pumps. With over 63% of Ohio residents ...

Brevity, Wit, History and Repairing the Decline

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In a response to Richard Hord’s additional condemnation of the Trump Administration, (re: Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025) I will offer that history will write a much different interpretation than the “Hord DNC Homily”. There is little time to repair this nation’s decline ...

Dual Strategy Emerges From Democrats Ahead of 2028

Columns

Democrats appear to have settled on a dual strategy heading into the 2028 election: Sow doubt within the military ranks, and present a slate of candidates who project moderation. The first prong centers on an emerging talking point — one that suggests members of the armed forces should ...