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Editorials

Numbers say Ohio ‘weak’ at policies on teaching math

Teachers and administrators across Ohio have done an excellent job implementing the science of reading curriculum. But according to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, it’s time to focus on math, too. According to the Ohio Capital Journal, the report placed the Buckeye ...

Orchids and onions

ORCHID: To leaders and participants in the Mahoning Valley’s Red Rose Club for opening the doors of opportunity to girls interested in the many challenges, joys and benefits of competitive wrestling. The club has attracted dozens of girls from first grade through high school, which ...

Don’t mess with extra funding for fighting elder abuse

The Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services has sounded the alarm loudly and clearly on the scope of pernicious abuse against senior citizens in our state and in our community. At a hearing last month before the state Senate Finance Committee, Teri Ruslander, chair of the coalition, laid ...

Better watch your language

The beginning of summer offers a columnist the opportunity to address subjects he might avoid the rest of the year because of his focus on domestic and foreign issues. Inattention to proper English seems to be a subject that few are bothering to address. I have been making a list of misused ...

Feeling sorry for Elon Musk not impossible

Elon Musk may have thought that dropping more than $250 million into Trump’s reelection campaign would have bought permanent affection from the president. No, it was a show of obeisance that labeled Musk as one to be played. Besides, in Trump’s dog-eat-dog view of wealth, the far-richer ...

Why are we punishing our freedoms?

All attempts by the government to evaluate the content of speech and deter or punish what the government and its benefactors hate or fear is un-American, unconstitutional and unlawful; and if not stopped, will reduce the American people to serfdom. During the past three months, the Trump ...