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Opinion

New Dem congressional map for Ohio goes nowhere fast

Local Columns

You’ve got to give Democratic state legislators a little credit for their quixotic congressional redistricting map proposal. At least they offered something even though the map was never going to go anywhere. The Democratic redrawing of lines would take the current map that favors ...

Drought and deer

Editorial

A few days ago our son Seed called to ask if we had any garden tomatoes to share. When he arrived to get some, he told us he had gone to his own garden and was surprised to find none, not even any green ones. That should have set off an alarm bell in my head. Next day I noted that a portion ...

Cold-blooded murderer took Kirk’s life but not his message

Editorial

If the goal of Charlie Kirk’s murderer was to silence his voice, he failed. All he did was ensure that two small children will grow up without their father and leave a widow to mourn her husband. Kirk, the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, will never again engage in conversations with ...

Risk of shingles increases as you age

Editorial

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published Feb. 21, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and ...

On your feet: Common foot problems for seniors

Editorial

Did you know that each of your feet has 26 bones and 33 joints? The number of muscles, tendons, and ligaments is more than double that. Your feet are complex structures that are exposed to a lot of wear over your lifetime. Think about how much time you spend walking, running, and simply moving ...

We must break China’s grip on U.S. defense supply chains

Local Columns

China’s Xi Jinping appeared supremely confident at a recent military parade in Beijing with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Xi’s assurance likely isn’t just a reflection of China’s growing military might. It’s also that China now holds the U.S. defense ...