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Opinion

Trumbull County Democrats’ viability continues to nosedive

The Trumbull County Democratic Party is seemingly in free fall, failing to field candidates in races that were winnable just a few years ago. Before the 2020 election, Democrats held every elected executive branch seat in the county and most of the judicial positions. Also, the county’s two ...

SB 348 addresses dangers of potential date-rape drugs

Worried parents often warn their children — of any age — to be wary when they go out to bars and restaurants. Generations of bar patrons have received these admonitions from friends and family: “Keep your eye on your drink! Be careful!” Despite those warnings, too many continue to fall ...

Americans vote with their feet

It may seem that it’s impossible to get anything done in Washington these days. Nevertheless, the free spirit of Americans cannot be suppressed. Americans are voting with their feet. Per the Census Bureau’s just released annual report on population growth and migration in the U.S., ...

Trump steals pride and joy of Washington

You can’t just shut down a city’s beating heart for the arts for two years, especially in times of turmoil. People should hear a Brahms symphony, played live in a concert hall, to feel alive again. Make that a capital city’s shimmering marble center by the riverside, with a terrace. It ...

HB 524 warns of dangers of AI and self-harm

(This item discusses suicide and self-harm. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988.) Ohio House Bill 524 aims to address a problem few could have imagined a decade or two ago: Artificial intelligence chatbots ...

Chaos is the point of Trump’s war on immigrants

There’s something uncomfortably familiar about President Donald Trump’s jackboot approach to the immigration debate. It brings to mind a memorable off-the-cuff stumble by Chicago’s legendary late Mayor Richard J. Daley when he was asked about allegations of excessive force by city ...