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Opinion

Yost, other state AGs seek drug transparency

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined an important effort by 45 state attorneys general to push the federal government to seek more transparency in prescription-drug transactions through pharmacy benefit managers, and to ensure federal efforts do not preempt state transparency ...

Shelley Pratt is best pick for probate judge

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to express my support for Shelley Pratt for judge in the upcoming Trumbull County Probate Court election. In a time when accountability and public safety should be top priorities in our justice system, I believe Ms. Pratt represents the level of responsibility and ...

Four steps to take action for Stroke Month this May

DEAR EDITOR: Every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke. In fact, stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update, and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States. ...

How and why the U.S. Congress went off the rails

DEAR EDITOR: So, you vote for your U.S. congressional representative, and you think they will vote in your best interests? Think again. Newly elected representatives first attend “Freshman Orientation for New Members of Congress.” On the average, each representative stands in for 760,000 ...

America suffering from a collective religious hangover

DEAR EDITOR: Last weekend another column was printed about Jesus and “His soul-saving deliverance, His unending love, His miraculous power to transform lives,” and calling for us to be more “Christ-like.” Meanwhile, as writer and political observer Mary Geddry puts it, each day as of ...

Exclusive Citizenship Act will hurt more than it helps

DEAR EDITOR: Below is a letter I sent to U.S. Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted and to U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli. Sirs, In regards to your proposed Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, I would ask you to please stop this act from moving forward. A little story about my son Chris: Chris ...