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Travel fun in Ohio not limited to summertime months

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It might not feel like it just yet, but fall is on its way. With the transition to colorful leaves and (for many of us) more comfortable weather comes yet another opportunity for Ohio to shine — especially for those who didn’t quite work the traveling bug out of their system over the summer. According to TourismOhio, the state offers “gold medal” leaf peeping opportunities, particularly at its 76 FREE state parks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. “Everyone has their own idea of the perfect fall getaway, and that’s what makes Ohio such a special place to visit,” said ...

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Please help with the following requests: Get us out of the WAR in Iran, open the Strait of Hormuz, back off Canada, give U.S. the tariff $$ you promised, quit the tariff BS, submit the health-care reform plan you promised 10 years ago, fire your high-IQ department head minions, don’t meddle in our already fair elections, REGULATE AI before it’s too late, quit BS-ing us lower IQ citizens of our once proud country! Regards, us. — Boardman I love the ad criticizing Sherrod Brown for voting with other Democrats. What does every Republican do when they bow to Trump on every issue? ...

Issue 3 may be odd, but it merits support

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Given the heated clamor over such hot-button races on the Ohio ballot this fall as the caustic battles for governor and U.S. Senate, one proposition up for a vote among all 7.5 million registered voters in the state may easily get lost in the shuffle. Others might find its very presence downright odd. That measure is state Issue 3, an Ohio constitutional amendment proposed by state lawmakers to require photo identification to vote. And yes, some may legitimately find it odd. It is, after all, the only statewide issue on the ballot. So what happened to state Issues 1 and 2, some head ...

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Letters to the Editor

McDonald residents are opposed to data centers DEAR EDITOR: As a longtime McDonald resident who attended and spoke at the 9/9/26 council meeting, I was again disappointed by the disregard the council members had for listening and engaging with the residents who spoke. Previously, we had been told that until recently, the development of a data center had not been in the works. However, that is not true. At the 9/9/26 meeting we were finally told that a company by the name of Oppidan has had a land contract since last year. The village was to hold a public meeting with Oppidan on its ...

When war comes home: A constitutional warning

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A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere. The war against Iran is a case study in the limits of military power, the dangers of presidential overreach and the enduring wisdom of the Constitution’s separation of powers. It was unauthorized, unconstitutional, illegal, strategically incoherent and — by the standards by which wars must be judged — a geopolitical failure. The American people were told that force would achieve ...

Women keep politics honest

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This is a generalization, I know. As Mark Twain is said to have said, “All generalizations are false, including this one.” But there is growing evidence that women tend to be more protective of our American democracy than men. They are more willing to put their foot down when partisan schemers try to game the electoral system, mostly by changing the rules or gerrymandering. A recent sign that women place more value on being a force for good comes out of conservative Utah. Both parties gerrymander, that is, draw voting district boundaries to give unfair advantage to their ...