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Opinion

What makes Ohio lawmakers qualified to determine what must be taught?

One wonders whether state Senate Finance chair Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, sees the irony in railing against an alleged liberal agenda and bias in education while simultaneously proclaiming “We have to change people’s minds and hearts,” with state-mandated “intellectual diversity” ...

The pursuit of happiness, spiked

The Trump whirling dervish has come and gone to Turkey — to demand NATO hand over Greenland! — leaving a city exhausted by his wild Fourth of July displays. But first, it was so great to see legions of World Cup soccer fans all over the world, at all hours, cheering on their countries, ...

Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation does more with less

It is rare for a state agency to consistently work to collect less money from its constituents, but Ohio’s Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has turned it into an art. Back in February, the bureau’s board of directors authorized a 1% rate cut for private employers, which took effect at ...

Some French say ‘non’ to air conditioning; others say ‘oui’

Europe is now the fastest heating continent, and Paris is suffering greatly under 100-plus Fahrenheit temperatures. That has inspired some conservative Americans to politicize the French aversion to air conditioning. In return, many in France are blaming Americans’ burning of planet-warming ...

It’s time to deport illegals to lessen inequality in US

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently pointed out the problems with mass immigration. Just don’t expect him to realize it. In late June, Newsom came out in support of a national billionaires’ tax. In contrast, he’s opposed to the billionaires’ tax that will be on the California ballot ...