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A fight is coming in Columbus over Ohio’s 15-year-old school performance-based EdChoice program — one our state lawmakers should have seen coming.
I have to agree with the Monroe County sheriff that the Bedford Township Library should enact a policy that no one under the age of 16 may use the library unless they are accompanied by an adult.
Deciding to approach citizens courteously over violations of the city’s nuisance regulations is a smart move by the city of Toledo.
A movement within the Lucas County Democratic Party to endorse Toledo Councilman Gary Johnson for sheriff ought to be nipped in the bud rather than set for a vote of the party’s executive committee.
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled three times that Ohio’s public-school funding system based on property taxes is unconstitutional.
RECENTLY THE Indian government passed a citizenship law that sparked violent protests in the country and claimed a number of lives. Since India’s independence in 1947, it is the first time religion has been made a criterion for Indian citizenship.
The Federal Communications Commission recently unanimously voted to move forward with a proposal to set up a new suicide prevention hotline with a simple, easy-to-remember number similar to 911. The proposed number — 988 — would be a commonsense means of streamlining access to vital suicide prevention and mental health resources for those in need.
A little bit of light can do a lot of good, it seems.
Two Boeing 737 Max jet liners crashed, killing 346 people in five months’ time.
In remarks reported by the Columbus Dispatch Jan. 3, on livestock permitting and the impact on algae blooms in Western Lake Erie, Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda indicated correctly that her hands are tied because current laws only regulate livestock operations that are above a specific number of animal units. Considering that Ohio has struggled unsuccessfully to control the algae problem for more than a decade, Ms. Pelanda’s statement made the case for the need to change Ohio’s laws to deal effectively with animal waste that is generated from all livestock operations regardless of size.
An 11-car pile-up on the Anthony Wayne Trail on Jan. 12 reminded us of the heightened risk to motorists that comes with highway construction — and how those risks are multiplied by inclement weather.
The case of a Lucas County real estate agent convicted of bankruptcy fraud, theft of public money, and money laundering is a troubling sign for those who expect the state licensing board to uphold standards in a timely fashion.
There’s a fine line between gamesmanship and outright cheating in sports.
If there is a fire in your building, the drywall is the barrier between life and death. Firewalls provide protection between tenant units, in stairwells, around mechanical rooms, and office spaces. These walls slow and contain the fire while other fire-suppression systems, if any, go to work and give emergency response crews time to get on site.
It may come as a shock to realize that, had he not been assassinated in 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., could still be alive today. He would have turned 91 last week.
SINCE CHRISTMAS I have been living in cat hell.
The airstrike and killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani is a sign of U.S. failure of diplomacy. The President said the attack was necessary to protect American personnel from harm by Iran’s elite Quds force.
Deaths from illegal drugs such as cocaine, fentanyl, and opioids — while down nationally but still rising in Lucas County and Ohio — get a lot of attention, and for good reason.
Michigan has taken a step into the digital age that recognizes the reality of the ubiquitous cell phone and laptop and will now allow them into courthouses. Ohio ought to follow suit.
It is imperative to advocate for parents’ educational options for their children. Parents have the right to form their children in body, mind, and spirit.
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