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Another disgusting executive order by 47, ignorant of the subject matter. With no consideration for consequences, he reduced the number of immunizations necessary to prevent disease in children AND he stated that the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps, and Rubella should be separated into three separate injections. That multiplies the number of injections at unknown intervals and multiplies doctor visits while taking health insurance from millions. Is IGNORANT! There is NO MEDICAL reason to divide this safe, decades-proven, effective vaccine. — Canfield They say it costs millions to put ...

Why can’t we fix the oil problem?

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“We are the United States of America and there is nothing we can’t do if we do it together.”- President Joe Biden I am not in the habit of favorably quoting the former president, but he was right when he said this. Why, then, are we still beholden to Iran and Saudi Arabia for so much of our oil needs? A Wall Street Journal headline says: “Gulf States are Resigned To Iran Control of Strait (of Hormuz).” Must we also be resigned to an unending dependence on Middle East oil? Presidents since Jimmy Carter have said we must overcome that dependence and loosen their grip on our ...

Not winning? Just change the rules

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What binds the new Democratic Party to the new Democratic Socialists is a set of shared issues and values. That is, the radicalism of the Democrats in the age of Trump Derangement Syndrome — lawfare, de-balloting, the Mar-a-Lago raid and calls to destroy the Electoral College, the nine-justice Supreme Court, and the filibuster — helped give birth to the socialists. But the overriding commonality among those on the new left is that if they do not get their way, they blame the “system.” Then they seek to change the rules, no matter how hallowed those laws and conventions may have ...

For the love of God, don’t allow children access to your guns

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No parent in his or her right mind would allow a child to play with a chainsaw or a blowtorch. Even the thought of allowing children access to dangerous tools like those or others is ridiculous. But some parents and guardians of young children continue to leave guns within easy access of those they are supposed to protect. We read about the bloody results of that carelessness or indifference or watch it on TV all too often. On Aug. 15, 2025 — almost exactly one year ago — a 3-year-old boy in Struthers died when he got his hands on an unsecured handgun and accidentally shot ...

Postpartum depression spirals into sensationalist clickbait

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Two stories have dragged the subject of postpartum depression into the center of the national conversation this week. First was the death of actress Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36, not long after speaking openly about her struggle with postpartum depression following the birth of her daughter. Second was the trial of Lindsay Clancy in Massachusetts for the horrific killing of her three young children, with her defense claiming that she had been suffering from severe postpartum psychosis. And inevitably, social media has responded in the way social media always does: Everyone is ...

Be sure to do your homework before you cast votes this fall

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Earlier this week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urged voters to do their homework ahead of the November general election — not regarding a person, but regarding State Issue 3. Full text, official ballot language, certified explanation and arguments for and against have been made available at OhioSoS.gov, for the measure proposing a constitutional amendment to require voters to present photo identification when voting. “Transparency matters, and Ohio voters deserve to have all of the facts before deciding whether a photo ID requirement for voting should be included in the ...