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Opinion.

Feeding Ohio’s youth

Editorials

Ohio lawmakers are going to have to start making difficult decisions about where they want to gain political points and where they want to do better for Ohioans. The two goals are not always reached by the same path. Continued economic uncertainty, rising food insecurity and changes at the ...

Don’t drive distracted

Editorials

Plenty of us are guilty of hearing the alert from our phones and finding it difficult to resist the temptation to glance down, maybe even tap out a quick response. But during National Distracted Driving Month in April, law enforcement agencies are reminding us that it’s not just against the ...

Closing schools is no solution

Editorials

Ohio Sen. Andrew Brenner is again pitching an idea that seems to have zero support in Columbus. Earlier this month, he spoke in support of Ohio Senate Bill 127, which would automatically close low-performing public schools. Brenner, R-Delaware, told the state Senate Education Committee, “It ...

One size does not fit all

Editorials

No two Ohioans’ life and career paths look the same. Every individual finds their own way. And what qualifies as “success” to one person might mean nothing to another. Ask any classroom teacher whether a one-size-fits-all approach to helping students succeed will work and they may well ...

Cheers & Jeers

Editorials

CHEERS to all the recipients of GAP grants from the Belmont County Tourism Council. We look forward to all the improvements, events and activities your will be able to fund with that money. JEERS to ongoing troubles at East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, where AEP Ohio is expected to ...

Understanding opioid use

Editorials

A couple of members of Congress are not giving up on finding ways to fight the substance abuse epidemic that has gripped our region. Last week, U.S. Reps. Troy Balderson, R-Ohio 12th, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill. 2nd, reintroduced the Remote Opioid Monitoring Act, which would direct the federal ...