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Keep Ohio No. 1 for business

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Ohio has officially been named CNBC’s No. 1 state for business, a recognition that reflects years of deliberate policymaking and the hard work of our employers, workers, educators and communities. This ranking isn’t about bragging rights. It’s proof that Ohio is creating an environment where businesses can invest with confidence, manufacturers can expand, entrepreneurs can innovate, and families can build their futures. We’ve earned this distinction by focusing on the fundamentals: maintaining fiscal responsibility, improving our infrastructure, investing in workforce ...

HINTS FROM HELOISE: Drain water heater once yearly, local woman told

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DEAR HELOISE: I just bought my first house, and I need to learn how to take care of it now. Do I still need to drain my water heater? The former owners said that the heater was 4 years old, and they never drained the sediment in all this time. — Ashly W., in New Castle, Pennsylvania Ashly, it’s a good idea to drain off the sediment and mineral deposits about once or twice a year. This helps protect the heating elements and efficiency of your water heater. By taking care of these things, you’ll also extend the life of your heater. — Heloise DEAR HELOISE: My lovely ...

Orchids & onions

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ORCHID: To Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine for his prompt and professional response to the devastating storms that walloped Mahoning County over the holiday weekend. DeWine signed the declaration less than 24 hours after an EF-1 tornado and 10-mile macroburst ripped through parts of Boardman, Canfield, Austintown, Poland and Youngstown last Sunday. He also toured the most impacted areas and promised all available state assistance would be forthcoming to deal with massive damage. The declaration allows state departments and agencies to expedite and deploy services, equipment, supplies, and ...

Why is President Trump playing the Communist card?

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Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he’s now talking about the “communist menace.” He can’t talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can’t talk about foreign policy, because his war in Iran has been a debacle, his tariffs are an utter failure, and he obviously hasn’t settled the war in Ukraine on “Day 1.” He can’t talk about immigration, because his raids and mass deportations have become so unpopular. So, facing the midterm elections, ...

Slam the brakes on accelerating cycle crashes

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Most of us no doubt in recent years have caught a glimpse of those conspicuously placed messages on bumper stickers and yard signs distributed by the Ohio Safety Council that sport bright yellow backgrounds and roar out these four simple emboldened words: “LOOK OUT FOR MOTORCYCLES.” Sadly, far too many of us fail to heed that crucial and potentially life-saving advice. Roadways across Ohio filled with smashed pieces of once-slick and shiny Harleys and Kawasakis as well as severely injured — many fatally — cyclists prove that point all too well. In fact, Ohio has witnessed ...

Are you chasing false gods?

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My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore. A reporter at his local newspaper for over half a century, he had turned down offers to work for more glamorous publications, among them Sports Illustrated and The New York Times. Frank had considered the priesthood in his youth. He stopped going to church and claimed he wasn’t part of it anymore, but the church’s moral teachings clearly stayed put. Frank approached reporting as a kind of ministry, spending much time talking with his “flock.” His ...