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Opinion.

Time to Get Out and Vote

Editorials

In just a few days, Ohioans that have not already voted will head to the polls for the Nov. 4 general election. According to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office, as of late last week there had been 61,308 absentee ballots returned and 98,382 early in-person ballots cast. Nearly 160,000 ...

Wrecking ball more than a metaphor

Columns

Donald Trump’s sudden demolition of the White House’s East Wing may have been ugly, but it sure is a metaphor. It’s hard to pinpoint the most stomach-turning aspect of the razing, though Americans, who disapprove of it by 53% to 23% according to a new YouGov America poll, have multiple ...

Remember to turn off the lights when leaving

Columns

The phrase about turning off the lights when one leaves someplace appears to have originated with two real estate agents in Seattle. It was 1971 and Boeing was laying off employees during an economic downturn. It was meant to be humorous, though the unemployed probably didn’t see it that way. ...

Misguided ‘compassion’ contributes to political polarization

Columns

For the past 20 years, the University of Notre Dame has sponsored a yearlong dialogue on a given theme, with featured speakers, panels and other public events at which the year’s theme is discussed and debated. This year’s theme is “Cultivating Hope.” Two weeks ago, Cardinal Robert ...

Building a ‘Bridge’ Between Past, Future

Editorials

Something significant is rising in Bridgeport, built not only from steel and brick, but from a vision of what a small community can accomplish when it believes in itself. The Bridgeport Exempted Village School District’s new multipurpose facility, to be known simply as “The Bridge,” is ...

Railroad Merger Gives Ohio the Tools to Win

Columns

For more than 130 years, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce has championed policies that promote free enterprise, drive economic growth and elevate Ohio’s position in a competitive global marketplace, serving as a trusted advocate for both employers and the workforce across the Buckeye ...