Oh, how far we’ve come in this digital age as we move toward total government transparency for everyone. I have to admit, sometimes I absolutely love the idea of “virtual” or online accessibility! But other times? Not so much. Warren City Council members last week made great strides ...

My mother, my husband and probably also my boss will most certainly turn up their noses at the pronouncement I’m about to make — but here goes: I’m ready for some snow! And if predictions hold true, there’s a good chance we’ll get it. As of this writing, forecasters are still pretty ...

Ever since I was a youngster and old enough to realize the interesting information on roadside historical signs that dot our landscape, I’ve often found myself pulling over or urging the driver to pull over so we could read about the significance of the place. Certainly, I’m not the only ...

Somehow, it already is election season again. Of course, most astute readers already knew that, considering that our politics writer David Skolnick spent the last several months covering the ongoing legal debate over Ohio’s redistricting process that soon will come into play with this ...

Exactly one year ago, I filled this space bemoaning that COVID-19 made 2020 a year we all wanted to forget. And here we are, a full 365 days later, and we again are witnessing COVID-19 case numbers jet upwards. Despite what many readers might believe, we do not sit around the conference room ...

After living the first 25 years of my life in Pennsylvania, it came as quite a shock to find, when I moved across the border to Ohio, that voters here actually got to decide things like how much tax you want to pay. To be sure, back home in the commonwealth, local government operates very ...