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Opinion

Infighting among Trumbull Republicans on full display

The dysfunction, discord, disharmony and division plaguing the Trumbull County Republican Party was on full display during its recent reorganizational meeting. Practically every person who spoke at the meeting either addressed the infighting that splits its members into two factions or got ...

Red Cross ramps up collection efforts as summer arrives

There’s a lot to be cheerful about, as the end of the school year, warmer weather and the arrival of the travel/vacation season have most people in more chipper moods. But for some, summertime coincides with the “100 deadliest days,” the period from approximately Memorial Day to Labor Day ...

Medicaid reform needs a scalpel, not a sledgehammer

Ohio’s Medicaid system needs reform. Taxpayers deserve accountability and providers should be held to high standards. Fraud, waste, and abuse should be identified and eliminated wherever they exist. But if Ohio is serious about reducing Medicaid spending over the long term, policymakers must ...

Transparency in JobsOhio can only help

King Bureaucracy and its robe of red tape aren’t exactly the model for how to get things done effectively and efficiently. But state government agencies are bound to operate transparently enough that Ohioans can SEE what they would like to improve. JobsOhio brags on its own website that it ...

Anti-Nazi Democrats can’t wait to vote for the Nazi-tattoo guy

One of the biggest mistakes we’ve made as a society is to fool ourselves into believing that politicians are good people. Now, are some politicians virtuous, hardworking and honest representatives of their constituents? Absolutely. Are some politicians motivated by a good-faith belief in ...

Be wary when sitting around an open fire

Late spring into summer is the perfect time for sitting around the fire pit in the evening, or burning off the last of the debris from cleaning up your property for the year. And burn laws do change at the beginning of June. “Starting on June 1, you can burn any time of the day. You are ...