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Opinion

Mamdani’s plot to rebuild New York’s deep state spells doom

After New York City inexplicably voted in favor of Zohran Mamdani — the sporadically grinning communist whose love for Hamas and other terrorist groups includes his outspoken desire to illegally arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — onlookers might be counting down until the ...

HB 543 could help eliminate food deserts

Ohio is riddled with food deserts. Affordable, accessible fresh foods and healthy options for grocery shopping are not available to as many as 2 million residents. A report this year by the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies found 67 counties with at least one food desert, though in ...

Close local races prove every single vote counts

The adage that every vote counts was quite evident in this recent election. A Sebring charter amendment and a Farmington fire and emergency medical service levy that were winning by a single vote each, according to unofficial totals from the Nov. 4 election, ended up losing by just one vote ...

As religion weakens, socialism strengthens

Per new polling reported by Gallup, religion is no longer important to most Americans. In response to the question “Is religion an important part of your daily life,” 49% said yes. Ten years ago, in 2015, 66% responded affirmatively. Gallup notes that this 17-point drop “ranks among ...

Trump plays in the wrong key … once again

WASHINGTON — Seeking spiritual solace, I washed ashore at the John F. Kennedy Center’s concert hall. Yes, I loved the crashing chords of the “Organ Symphony” by Saint-Saens and the lyrical light notes of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. “The Star-Spangled Banner,” not so ...

Utility customers should be wary of potential scams

Nearly all of us have been on the receiving end of an attempt to scam us out of our hard-earned money — particularly in the digital age. Utility scams are fairly common, and many of us probably think we know how to sniff them out. Still, according to AEP Ohio, more than 2,000 scam attempts ...