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Opinion

We had been warned

Local Columns

There are many things that you can say about the snowstorm that hit our area last weekend, but one you can’t is that no one told us it was coming Reports started to come in more than a week before that the potential existed for a major snow event the weekend of Jan. 24-25. Many of the ...

Month offers a chance to reflect

Editorials

Black History Month 2026 offers a chance to look at the impact Black Americans have made on our lives, and a special chance to reflect on an event that has been a part of the nation’s calendar for 100 years. “A Century of Black History Commemoration” is the theme that has been ...

Time to stop the insanity

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Senate Democrats are threatening another government shutdown in order to protect illegal alien criminals from ICE and lawful arrests and allow criminals to roam free in our communities. Why are Democrats so upset about the federal government exposing fraud, waste, theft and ...

What it’s like to be the bad man

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I believe it was the famous philosopher, Peter Townshend, who wrote the apt phrase, “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” On Monday, Greg Bovino, who many have compared to Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler, was unceremoniously fired as U.S. Border Patrol ...

Ohio’s energy driving investment

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Ohio’s natural gas and oil industries have continued to drive economic development in the Buckeye State. This means a flourishing job market and economy, funding for community infrastructure and energy reliability. Cleveland State University found that total upstream ...

Having to say goodbye never gets easier

Local Columns

There is a silence unlike any other when a certain heartbeat stops. It is a specific kind of quiet. One that seems to settle into the floorboards. And it remains a part of our home forever. It is a quiet so heavy that it feels as if it has its very own weight to it. How can air feel ...