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Ohio manufacturing is back

Manufacturing has long been treated as a bellwether for the broader economy. It underwrites supply chains, sustains communities built around industrial employment and determines whether the United States retains the capacity to produce what it needs without relying on foreign suppliers. By ...

Trump deserves credit for outsmarting Iranians

Iran’s strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 per barrel in September, and ...

Why is job growth slowing in Ohio?

A new analysis shows that while Ohio officials have a little reason to be proud of relatively low unemployment rates, the bigger picture is disturbing. Job growth is slowing to a crawl. Policy Matters Ohio reports one reason for slowed job growth alongside low unemployment is that employers are more cautious about hiring. Nationwide, there is stronger than expected hiring, but Policy Matters researcher Molly Bryden told the Ohio Capital Journal that signals more a recovery from an earlier slowdown than a continued upward trend. And here in the Buckeye State, the number of people ...

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100% of property tax stays in your community to pay for the services you take for granted. Very little sales tax or income tax is returned to your town. Most of it goes to Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland. Police, fire, 911 dispatch, senior services, road maintenance, libraries and local health departments all depend on property tax. Townships do not have income taxes and would have no way to make up the loss of revenue. — Hubbard The 9/29 televised investigation of Jack Smith’s report on Trump’s big lie was a witch hunt. The GOP hacks mischaracterized, misrepresented, ...

Orchids & onions

ORCHID: To sexagenarian Dan Gallagher of Boardman for his resilience, perseverance and endurance as he plans to compete in and complete a 24-hour , 62-mile run in Cape Fear, North Carolina, next weekend. Talk about prepared; Gallagher has logged more than 1,400 miles of running and biking just since April. It was not until about eight years ago that Gallagher, then about 40 pounds heavier and not in top form, caught the running bug and hasn’t let loose of it since. Today, his now long-running passion for long-distance races serves as an excellent model for middle-aged and older men and ...