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Opinion

Trump rallies UN Security Council on Gaza, Hamas

Maybe the United Nations isn’t as useless as it so often shows. Last Monday the Security Council endorsed President Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, ratifying for the first time the requirements that Hamas disarm and Gaza be demilitarized. The resolution passed 13–0, with Russia and ...

Put down your phone, tune in to reality, help others near you

Over the past two weeks, as the national press and Democrats have cared deeply about Jeffrey Epstein and political buzz has amplified U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lurch leftward, the more Americans are offline. And the more they spend away from the constant Sturm und Drang of 24-hour ...

Ohio HB 486 puts teachers in a bad spot

It’s tempting to ask what members of the Ohio House of Representatives were thinking last week, but there is evidence they simply were not. They passed House Bill 486, which comes with the heavily coded moniker the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act.” It would “permit teachers in ...

Thankful for relief from excruciating back pain

Reflecting on gratitude for this holiday, I want to highlight something that can be shared with the wider world. Last year at this time, I focused on reasons to be thankful despite Donald Trump’s reelection: Trump ran on promises he cannot possibly fulfill. He swore to reduce prices and ...

EV credits axed, fossil fuel subsidies soar

DEAR EDITOR: In your Nov. 15-16 editorial regarding General Motors’ announcement of layoffs at Ultium Cells in Lordstown, you state that “the automaker and its workforce, represented by Local 1112 of the United Auto Workers … must prove they can make their product line succeed without ...

Amy Acton brings hope to Ohioans

DEAR EDITOR: There is hope for Ohio right now. Our hope comes in the emerging leadership of Dr. Amy Acton, who is campaigning to be our next governor. She has pulled even in the polls for Ohio’s next governor running against a billionaire who, along with his buddy Elon Musk, destroyed ...