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Opinion

Rep. Thomas leads effort to amplify Ohioans’ voices

A group of Ohio lawmakers believes public bodies within the state should be required to allow public comment before decisions are made. It may come as a surprise to you that is not already the case, but state law requires only that the public be allowed to attend and /or listen to ...

A year of distress under Trump

Let’s do a year in review, lest we forget President Donald Trump’s rampage over the rules — written and unwritten — of the presidential code. On his first day, Trump pardoned 1,500 Capitol rioters. Some harmed police officers on Jan. 6, 2021. How sweet the smell of revenge, freeing ...

Applaud Aussie stance on kids, social media

DEAR EDITOR: I applaud Australia for not allowing children under 16 on any social media. Psychologists always say their brains are not mature enough to be an adult for everything they do. Shame on this generation of parents for even giving these kids a phone. What were you thinking? They ...

Trump really against drug traffickers?

DEAR EDITOR: Please explain to me and my fellow Americans Trump’s war on drugs front-page article and his pardon for Honduras’ former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, sentenced last year to 45 years in prison for aiding drug traffickers. He was arrested in 2022 at the request of the ...

The two-party system is failing us

DEAR EDITOR: It has become crystal clear with the recently Republican approved redistricting map, anti-abortion bills, anti-marijuana changes, and many other recent bills, that they have no interest in what the voters want or what is in our best interest. To resolve this issue, we need a new ...

Trump’s bombing of boats is not justified

DEAR EDITOR: The premeditated killing of unarmed civilians in boats is not a legitimate act of either war or law enforcement. The Trump administration says they are protecting us from the flow of dangerous and illegal drugs. There are two problems with this. First, they have not ...