Throughout 2017 and into 2018, I hoped that a moment would come when Republicans would see Donald Trump clearly. But years ago, I accepted that the scales-falling-from-the-eyes revelation will never come for the MAGA faithful. They are too invested. Still, as a recent Chicago Tribune report ...
The last two weeks have been, like the preceding weeks, nuts. The president insisted the United States must own Greenland, and he would not rule out military force, if necessary, to take the island. He imposed tariffs on the NATO allies who oppose his territorial lust. Then he walked it all ...
According to a recent report by the Dayton Daily News, the Ohio state prison system was short more than 500 corrections officers at the end of last year. The Daily News conducted its investigation because Dayton Correctional Institution has the highest rate of openings, at 18.8%. Lebanon ...
DEAR EDITOR: While there are conflicting opinions and ideas on how to revitalize our downtown area, the goal is the same. We want to see businesses return. We want to see growth. We want people to visit, to seek entertainment and to dine. And most of all, to spread the word about their ...
At the starting gate this month to the second session of the 136th Ohio General Assembly, hopes run low that this will be a banner year for enactment of significant milestone legislation. After all, 2026 rises as a hotly contested political year for 99 representatives, 17 senators as well as ...
DEAR EDITOR: Youngstown’s recurring struggles with downtown district steam heating point to a deeper reality: the existing system is in need of major investment. With SOBE Thermal operating under emergency conditions and relying on temporary fixes, the real question is not whether we must ...