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Some sacred cows are apparently off-limits

Everyone loves political cartoons. They can be funny, poignant or tragic. Sometimes they’re all that and more. Editorial cartoonists point out the absurdity of a president renaming a lake, gulf or building in order to troll his perceived enemies. They poke fun at a political party in ...

Are you still buying what the Browns are selling?

The most amazing thing about Cleveland Browns fans is our ability to ignore just about anything that has happened previously, because no matter what evidence exists to the contrary, we convince ourselves that this will be our year. As bad as the Browns have been since their return to the NFL ...

Criticize Trump all you want, but don’t ignore your backyard

State and local politicians of all stripes owe a debt of gratitude to President Donald Trump. I know that sounds strange, given the Trump administration’s ongoing war in Iran and the president’s plummeting approval numbers — both overall and on key individual issues — with ...

Don’t fall for this tale of woe the way I did

When you reach a certain age, your doctors begin asking the question. Have you had any falls in the last six months? For a long time, the answer was no. It wasn’t that I was graceful and blessed with the balance of a Flying Wallenda. But I was definitely more agile 25 or 30 years ago ...

Focus on the positive for America’s 250th birthday

Happy birthday, America! Despite what some people say, we’re in pretty good shape for 250. But as someone who remembers what seemed like a year-long celebration of our Bicentennial in 1976, it almost seems that this milestone — officially America’s Semiquincentennial — has some folks ...

At least DeWine cleared his own conscience

As expected, outgoing Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced his feelings about the death penalty Tuesday. The two-term governor made it official — he is against capital punishment and wants the state’s General Assembly to abolish the death penalty. If DeWine’s announcement surprised ...