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Editorials

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To the Eastgate Council of Regional Governments for taking an active role in working to restore the Mahoning River. Its plan, known as “The River of Opportunity,” seeks to rebrand and reidentify the river to allow it to become a centerpiece for the Valley in both recreation and ...

Amtrak has big plans for Ohio

Officials with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission recently heard an encouraging report on the potential of Amtrak’s plans for the Buckeye State. According to a report by The Columbus Dispatch, an economic impact study on a proposed Amtrak route that would serve Columbus shows the ...

Attorney General Yost rejects ballot title for voting rights groups

Voting rights groups have their hands full with state Attorney General Dave Yost. In January, Yost issued his second rejection of petition language a voting rights coalition has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment. Yost claimed the amendment’s title — “Ohio Voters Bill of ...

State lawmakers keep taking power away from others

Ohio lawmakers have gone power mad, as they continue their march to prove they are uninterested in allowing families, doctors, schools or even local governments to make their own decisions. In their most recent override of one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes, legislators flexed their muscles to ...

It takes all of us to slow suicide from crisis level

Across the country, suicide rates have risen steadily since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Ohio, the tragedy is even larger. While the national rate is 14.3 per 100,000 people, here the rate is 15.4 per 100,000. To address the problem, state officials have developed the Suicide ...

Workplace safety in Ohio is on an upswing

Ohio’s public employers are doing an admirable job emphasizing workplace safety. Because of that effort, they will see a 3.9% rate reduction in workers’ compensation insurance premiums to the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. Low medical inflation costs can claim some of the credit, ...