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Opinion.

Contempt

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, In 2016, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton became the candidate to run against businessman Donald Trump instead of Vice President Biden, Biden never expected to return to politics. But in 2020, his status as Vice President and mental state recommended him to be the ...

China is winning

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I just saw that President Donald Trump signed executive orders to remove the DEI, Critical Race Theory, and various enforcements of equity that have been absolutely disastrous to our nation. This has less to do with retribution, as the President has pointed out, but rather to ...

The reality of today’s energy industry

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Ohio’s natural gas and oil sector has emerged as a cornerstone of economic development. A Cleveland State University study just found that the total natural gas and oil related investments in Ohio surpassed $108 billion between 2011 and 2023, including $3.1 billion in just the ...

Ensure eligibility to vote

Editorials

As we catch our breath and settle in to the new normal of a political landscape changed by the November election, 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 ...

Cheers & Jeers

Editorials

CHEERS to the fact that the White House rescinded its order to freeze federal grants and loans. The order caused confusion and concern among agencies that rely on federal aid. JEERS to “fire season” — the time of year when hazards such as neglected space heaters tend to cause an increase ...

Action needed on rail safety

Editorials

Norfolk Southern has suffered another derailment — although this one was more an inconvenience than a disaster. Monday morning, at the company’s rail yard near Portsmouth, Ohio, eight train cars carrying several thousand pounds of soybeans derailed. Three of those cars turned over ...