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Opinion

Big business is exploiting the nation’s inflation crisis

Local Columns

With inflation rising, and gas prices climbing, millions of families across the nation are struggling. It’s extremely worrying—that families can’t afford weekly groceries or the gas to fill their car tank. As bad as that is, however, consider something equally disturbing: Despite earning ...

Strengthening buy America in Ohio

Letters To The Editor

To the editor: America’s Great Lakes states are known for manufacturing. Mighty Ohio manufactures steel to electronic chips. 84.65 percent of Ohio’s manufacturers have under 100 employees, but equal 42.3 percent of Ohio’s manufacturing workforce, according to SBA’s Office of Advocacy. ...

Humane Agent offers insight into year one

Letters To The Editor

To the editor: Having recently passed the one year mark as the appointed Humane Agent for Columbiana County, I felt I should take a look back. It was a crazy year of learning and growing for myself and the Humane Society as a whole. Being born and raised in Columbiana County, I knew the need ...

Bureaucracy serves itself in its growth

Editorial

Bureaucracy, once-created, is difficult to tear back down. In the case of “public/private” bureaucracy, the challenges are even greater. It is no surprise, then, that even by its own metrics, JobsOhio has spent much of its existence growing … itself. According to the Ohio Capital Journal, ...

Filling shortages in the nursing ranks

Editorial

Workforce challenges have hit just about every industry in West Virginia, though some have been feeling the pinch for longer than others. It was necessary years ago to start looking for solutions in the field of nursing. Efforts have been under way here to attract, retain, educate and support ...

Canada takes right steps for aerospace defense

Editorial

For most people, the knowledge of NORAD is limited to checking in on Santa’s progress each Christmas Eve. But the North American Aerospace Defense Command is an important part of the defense system for our corner of the globe. It is showing its age, and the joint U.S.-Canadian early warning ...