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Guest columnists

Closing the digital divide

In today’s digital age, access to high-speed internet is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. Yet, Ohio lags behind much of the U.S. in broadband availability. According to a study last year by BroadbandNow, which collects and analyzes internet service provider plans to help consumers ...

Economic wins stacking in Valley

We’re on a roll. That was evident at the beginning of the month when Kimberly-Clark announced it would build an $800 million facility employing nearly 500 people on property that straddles Howland, Warren and Warren Township. This surpasses the recent Foxconn investment of $500 million, ...

Some cold-blooded killers deserve to be executed

Jeffery Collins is an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the firing squad execution of death-row inmate Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday, March 7, 2025. Collins’ credentials, according to his first-person account, is that he witnessed three different methods of execution, nine ...

A ‘constitutional crisis’?

Democrats are raising an alarm about what they call a “constitutional crisis.” If there is one, they should know because they are to blame for it. That’s because their party, since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, have been violating the boundaries and restrictions on government set forth ...

The feds and their own bribery

Normally, when the government asks a judge to dismiss criminal charges against a defendant, the judge will happily do so. This does not occur frequently, but occasionally, the government will reevaluate the strength of its own case and conclude it cannot prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt ...

Sitcoms touch on millennial stresses

The new television sitcoms “Poppa’s House” and “Shifting Gears” present thoughtful takes on the crossroads many millennials may face as they inch closer to middle age. “Poppa’s House” debuted on CBS last October. Emmy-nominated comedian Damon Wayans stars as Poppa, a cynical ...