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Guest columnists

Local news good for business, deserves Congress support

It’s no secret that recent years have been tough on small businesses and on newspapers. A bipartisan bill in Congress, “Community News and Small Business Support Act,” would offer relief to both newspapers and local businesses. For too many newspapers, help can’t come soon enough. ...

School funding changes historic

This is to express my thanks as a lifelong Ohioan, a parent and as an educator to those in the Ohio Legislature and the governor for implementing phase two of the Fair School Funding Plan. While this is phase two of three in state budget cycles to phase it in, it is a huge step forward in ...

Ultium Cells proud of broad community collab

Today, most battery cells and cell materials for electric vehicles are imported into the United States. Ultium Cells is proud to be a first mover to bring cell manufacturing technology to America to support the growing electric vehicle market. Ultium Cells is a battery cell manufacturer ...

Extremism bad for businesses

In the Disney movie Frozen, the snowman Olaf famously said: “Some people are worth melting for.” But as Disney itself has discovered, extremist legislators are definitely not. All of corporate America needs to learn that lesson. Like many companies, Disney made campaign contributions to ...

Charter sponsors must be accountable for performance

With the budget bill speeding to the finish line, the Statehouse rumor mill is cranking into high gear. Among the rumblings is an effort by a few charter advocates to weaken the state’s sponsor evaluation system. One proposal making the rounds would move most sponsors to a “portfolio ...

Drug overdose crisis about to worsen

The drug overdose crisis is about to get a lot worse, and northeast Ohio is unprepared. There’s a storm coming, and its name is xylazine. What is xylazine? Also called “tranq dope,” it’s an animal tranquilizer that’s commonly added to opioids like fentanyl to create a longer high. ...