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Novel concept: not attempting to fix what is not broken

It is high praise from the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association that the group is asking the state’s next governor — whoever that might be — not to touch the state’s workers’ compensation system or undo reforms that have generated results for employers AND workers. It is not broken. It does not need a politician to fix it. “Ohio’s workers’ compensation system is working, and the next governor should keep it that way,” said OMA President Ryan Augsburger. “Employers are paying the lowest rates in more than 65 years, injured workers are protected, and surplus funds are ...

It’s easy to condemn socialism by finding villains, solutions

Don’t assume socialism’s inevitable failures will stop it from spreading. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently announced his government-run grocery stores will offer products at a 30% discount. The appeal of this plan is obvious. Everyone would like to pay less for milk, eggs and ...

Trump policies are killing Americans

What is the death count under Donald Trump? We’re not talking about loss of life in his war with Iran. We’re not talking about natural deaths by aging or unpreventable diseases. We mean Americans who die because they refuse safe vaccines that Trump or his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., questions or discourages. A recent occurrence of death and suffering comes from the refusal by many parents to let doctors give their newborns a vitamin K shot. Infants are naturally deficient in vitamin K, which helps prevent blood clots and internal bleeding, which can be horrific. K is a ...

Ohio legislators must fix school busing woes

Though a state workgroup has recommended “comprehensive system change” for public school transportation, there is little agreement about what that change might look like, or how Ohio can accomplish the goal to “ease current system challenges and build the new system foundation.” According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, one major challenge is the shortage in people willing to be bus drivers. Among the other problems to be solved is transportation for students at private schools, religious schools, career centers and educational service centers. “Family school ...

AI can make life easier, but it certainly can’t build character

This summer, my son learned to tread water in the deep end, worked through awkward guitar chords and chased pickleballs that sailed just beyond his reach. Watching him fail, grapple with frustration, try again and improve made me realize something. Technology still can’t build character; you need lived experience for that. As artificial intelligence grows more capable of writing, researching, calculating and creating, the question parents should be asking is: What experiences still require my child to struggle, adapt and grow? It’s the learning spaces that matter. Sure, I have an ...

DeWine speaks up on behalf of immigrants

“The federal officials are now telling us that they do not have any plans, they’ve received no instructions, to have any kind of raids in Springfield,” Gov. Mike DeWine told Statehouse News Bureau last week. “Now, that can change, but they did tell us they’ve heard nothing.” Given how vocal DeWine has been about the federal government making a mistake with its planned end to temporary protected status for thousands of Haitians in the Buckeye State, it’s possible immigration officials just don’t want to tip their hand. Still, it’s possible they are listening to ...