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Opinion.

Making Ohio’s roads safer

Editorials

Ohio has made great strides in trying to reduce the number of people hurt or killed in vehicles here, with a stricter law that makes it a primary offense to use or hold a cellphone or electronic device in your hand, lap or other parts of the body while driving. Gov. Mike DeWine seems eager to ...

Preparing kids for prom

Editorials

Perhaps a little sunshine and warm temperatures will finally help us realize that we are rapidly approaching prom and graduation season in the Ohio Valley. That means it is time for some important conversations between students and their parents or guardians. First step? Parents, be honest ...

Implementing people’s will

Editorials

Despite work by Ohio lawmakers to oppose the will of voters by fiddling with the law governing legalized recreational marijuana, it seems one government agency understands its job and has gotten to work. According to a report by WBNS, the state’s Division of Cannabis Control is ready to roll ...

Cheers & Jeers

Editorials

CHEERS to all the young men and women who have been named to the homecoming courts at high schools around the region. Best of luck to you all! JEERS to the fact that the Ohio River came very close to flooding the Austin Master frack waste recycling facility in Martins Ferry last week. The site ...

Bad political behavior

Editorials

An independent, state-ordered investigation into reportedly “erratic and abusive behavior” by Ohio Rep. Elliot Forhan, D-South Euclid, concluded legislative leaders were justified in disciplining him. Because of accusations of confrontations with other lawmakers, constituents and ...

Protecting the vulnerable

Editorials

Up and down the Ohio River Valley, communities have gotten used to seeing what comes out of the many industrial facilities that help support our economy. (And, to be clear, some of that is just water vapor.) We have also gotten used to the increased number of medical conditions some experts ...