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Opinion

Same old, same old: Target Trump

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, President Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt — this time in full view of the Washington press corps. The event was presented as a spirited night with Trump. After 11 years of avoiding the predominantly left-wing ...

Sound off!

I waited until after the May 5 elections before submitting this. My question is this. How is it that Mark Hanni was not ticketed for crashing his Cadillac through an Arby’s restaurant window? Supposedly he was sitting in his car with the engine running with his foot on the brake with the car ...

Take a deeper dive into election’s winners, losers

One interesting part of the primary elections in Mahoning and Trumbull counties was how few people were in contested races for the seats they currently hold. The only incumbents in contested races in the two counties were Trumbull County Commissioner Denny Malloy, Trumbull Auditor Martha ...

Ohio seems open to more energy growth

Politicians and bureaucrats are sometime fonder of putting up roadblocks than clearing a path for growth. That appears to have been the case in recent years when it comes to expanding Ohio’s energy portfolio. But PJM Interconnection says Ohio and many of the other states it serves are now ...

Teachers often have new roles in students’ lives beyond the 3 Rs

Society has given teachers increasingly greater responsibility for our children over the past decade or two — in loco parentis truly means, teaching, feeding, clothing, keeping safe and healthy, and protecting — all with the expectation these teachers will also help students keep up with ...

Addressing the data center freak-out

Data centers are big buildings full of machines that process what we do on our phones and computers. AI requires even more computing power, so companies are eager to build more data centers. The usual suspects are freaking out. “We must stop it!” says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. ...