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US workers score win with USMCA

Martha Newton, Guest columnist The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is now in force. Completing a long-time objective of President Trump, the USMCA changes the dynamic in trade by bringing manufacturing jobs back to America and leveling the playing field for U.S. workers and businesses. The USMCA is a win for the American worker. The USMCA means creation of up to over half a million jobs and increase in wages of up to around $500 per year. Provisions that help the U.S. auto industry will help create 76,000 additional U.S. automotive jobs, according to the Office of the U.S. ...

Protecting Ohio’s stroke victims

F.A.S.T is an acronym widely used by health organizations and professionals to educate the public on how to identify and get treatment for someone experiencing a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial droop, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty and Time to call 911 and get to a hospital immediately. What the public is not taught, however, is that it is critical for people experiencing a stroke to be taken to the correct hospital, not just the nearest hospital. There are four different levels of stroke hospitals as determined by the Joint Commission, an independent, nonprofit organization ...

Help wanted: Motivated poll workers

July 4, 1776, America declared its independence from the British monarchy. Nov. 3, 2020, voters across Ohio and the nation will participate in the very self-governing our founders envisioned 244 years ago. That day a bold and courageous idea about justice, equality and human freedom became a nation — the first nation founded on an idea. We know that for much of our 244 years of history we have failed to live up to those lofty ideals. We know that for more than half of our history women and people of color were excluded from the franchise and even systematically subjugated by the ...

Speak up, join fight for equality

From hashtags to courtrooms, from community vigils to professional athletes — it is evident something has made an undisputed mark on our nation’s consciousness — the Black Lives Matter movement. BLM has garnered widespread awareness; yet, many still fail to understand its meaning. Questions and debates range from: What is this “movement”? Does it stand for civil rights, or human rights? What are the goals, motivations? I urge everyone to research, learn and understand what has brought us to this point. People may have differing opinions and views; however, what cannot be ...

Who will the public call for help without police?

America’s current conversation on race has many voices and some are not very polite. The match that set this off is the shocking killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a Minneapolis police officer while three other policemen stood by and watched. America watched the video of a man being killed by officers sworn to protect and defend. The officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck is white and the three bystanders represent a mix of races. Based on this misconduct alone police reform is required in Minneapolis. Nationally, reform is ongoing in a number of cities including ...

Black or white, let’s be on the same team

EDITORS NOTE: “From the editor’s desk” column by Brenda J. Linert will return next Sunday. There are no easy answers to racism. But we know from experience that racist attitudes weaken when white and black people have opportunities to be on the same team. When we’re on the same team, we’re united to win together, even if individual team members happen to vary in race, age, gender, hometown or some other characteristic. In the context of the team’s goals, those individual traits become secondary. Professional sports have been instrumental in bringing together fans of ...