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Opinion

Don’t kill Ohio’s growth by banning data centers

Eighty years ago, Piketon, Ohio, stood at the center of a defining national challenge. The uranium enrichment facility on that site helped secure American victory in World War II. Last month, I sat in that same community and listened to SoftBank leaders outline a new era of investment in ...

Screen culture is destroying our children

We’ve been having a debate about “book bans” in recent years, but given the steep decline in student literacy, the deeper question is how anyone would notice whether a book is available in a school library or not. The New York Times published an eye-opening report on a study by the ...

It’s time to update all public school education in Ohio

“We treat you like a kid until you walk across the stage, and we’re like, ‘see ya.’ ‑— That doesn’t work,” said Canton City Schools Superintendent Jeff Talbert during a roundtable discussion on transforming Ohio high school education. He’s right, but what do we do about ...

ATHENA Award winner, nominees make Valley proud

As of last week, a highly accomplished and well respected executive of Howmet Aerospace in Niles has joined the pantheon of amazing women trailblazers and changemakers worldwide enshrined as an ATHENA Award winner. Gina Govojdean, vice president of sales and supply at Howmet, is in great ...

Police failed troubled woman in Ky.

On March 27, the Louisville Metro Police Department in Louisville, Kentucky, responded to a 911 call requesting help for someone experiencing a mental health emergency. When police arrived, Katelyn Hall had locked herself in the bathroom with the intention of harming herself. At last ...

Blame Biden for high prices

The new consumer prices report showing a 3.8% price rise in April confirms what Americans have been complaining about for months: Inflation is continuing to squeeze family budgets. It’s indisputable that oil and fertilizer supply disruptions in the Middle East are driving up prices here at ...