If election directors are correct in their predictions for how many votes will be cast in this election – and they’re usually close – Mahoning and Trumbull counties will have the lowest turnout in at least the 30 years I’ve covered elections in the Valley. The League of Women Voters ...
Every once in a while, politicians will float the question of whether drivers should have to retake their tests as a requirement for license renewal after a certain age. With age comes the possibility of reduced vision, perhaps hearing loss, reduced reflexes and other changes we all laugh about ...
Republicans should be lighting candles, setting off fireworks and singing hymns of gratitude. Why? Because Kamala Harris might actually run again. Her new book, “107 Days,” is supposedly a reflection on her short-lived and disastrous presidential run, but let’s be honest: It’s a soft ...
A recent Ohio Domestic Violence Network report included some horrifying data that should make every Buckeye State resident want to get to the root of a deadly trend. The network has seen an incredible 37% increase in domestic violence deaths in the state over the past year. According to a ...
WASHINGTON — Nobody home. Gone fishing. The lights are out in the federal government. The House of Representatives chamber is deserted and silent as a tomb. It’s almost as if its Republican leaders don’t care if the country is in crisis. While the president carries out a bloody ...
A basic truth is that nothing stays the same. This is true for any individual or any nation. Each day you are not the same person you were yesterday. Either you are moving forward or backward. Either you are improving or deteriorating. I often quote historian Arnold Toynbee that “an ...