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Editorials

Data centers come with lots to consider

Data centers have generated plenty of buzz in Ohio, as some economic development officials have touted them as an integral part of our state’s economic future. That may be true, but the Ohio Chamber of Commerce has some words of caution as it releases a new report through its research ...

Another slam dunk for chatbots doing the work

The secretary of defense opens his laptop late at night on Sept. 29. He logs on to his favorite AI chatbot. It greets him. Hi, Pete. What can I do for you tonight? Pete? I thought I asked you to call me Maj. Tough Guy. You’re absolutely right. You did. Thanks for setting me straight, ...

Spectrum sale enhances economy and national security

A great but unheralded feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July was an authorization for the Federal Communications Commission to raise $88 billion to $100 billion through electronic spectrum auctions. Selling this additional 600 to 800 megahertz of bandwidth to the private sector ...

Ohio moves toward cryptocurrency for fees, services

Last week, Ohio moved one step closer to being able to accept cryptocurrency as payment for state fees and services. The news was greeted with congratulations from officials such as Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. “Ohio has always been a state of pioneers and innovators,” LaRose ...

Hail Hegseth’s fitness focus

Doesn’t Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth realize that pushups are passe? His speech to an audience of generals he’d summoned to Washington, D.C., has mystified and outraged critics who think his obsession with physical fitness is out of date at best and ridiculous at worst. ...

Trump plays deadly games with Constitution

When President Donald Trump dropped the bizarre suggestion last week that the military should use American cities as “training grounds” to fight what he called “an enemy within,” it sounded almost like old news. After all, Trump has talked like this for years. “Don’t take him ...