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Opinion

Surprising gun numbers

Local Columns

Among the more interesting of the large number of reports issued each year by various state agencies is the annual set of statistics on concealed handgun licenses in Ohio provided by Attorney General David Yost. The numbers for 2025 continue to show some of what you might expect — the ...

Walking can be dangerous

Local Columns

Wherever you are, and no matter what time of day it is, if you look around, it's likely you will see someone out for a walk. Take a trip through any neighborhood, and it's a sure bet you will come across someone who's enjoying being outside. Some people like to walk in the evening, some ...

Reporter’s Notebook: To The Moon

Local Columns

If you're reading this today, I am in George Town, the capital city of the Cayman Islands in the middle of my third Royal Caribbean cruise. I'm writing this column before shipping off from Port Canaveral in Florida along the Space Coast, a short drive away from the launchpad where the ...

It’s tax time once again

Local Columns

There certainly are a lot of things that many of us will be looking forward to doing during the weekend. It's a pretty sure bet that completing income tax paperwork will not be among them, but, with the deadline of Wednesday quickly approaching, those who haven't finished that yearly chore ...

Election cycle continues

Local Columns

Residents of our region who are planning to vote in the upcoming primary elections but have not yet registered are running short on time. If you live in Ohio, Monday is the deadline to make sure you have completed the process to be able to cast a ballot in the May 5 primary. And, if you live ...

Mull did great work

Local Columns

The Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce has held 89 editions of its annual membership dinner and awards banquet. Brenda Mull has been directly involved with about one-third of them, a run that just might have reached its end. Mull, who has spent 29 years with the chamber —the first eight as ...