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How America’s love of air conditioning became a hot topic

Editorials

Few things in life, besides a glass of water when you are crossing the desert, offer as much immediate relief as air conditioning. You’re boiling outside, you pull open a door, you step into a paradise of 68-degree air, and your body all but screams “Hallelujah!” In years past, businesses used to boast that their confines were chilled. Movie marquees used to promote “manufactured weather!” Roadside motels would flash “A.C.” in neon. Restaurants, banks, department stores, all happily bragged that they were cool — in the literal sense of the word. It was like the flip ...

When the guardrails are destroyed

Editorials

People of a certain age were taught to respect the police, obey the law and other rules and regulations mostly practiced by our parents and grandparents. They believed such things would lead to better lives for themselves and for the nation. For many, they did. Today we look at the lawlessness, the antisemitism, the hate speech directed at the president, teen takeovers, attacks on police officers, and others and we might ask: why is this happening? The answer can be found on the side of the road. To use a metaphor, the guardrails have been removed. Guardrails are crash-tested ...

Prescription for a socialist workforce

Editorials

America has a socialism problem, and it’s bigger than most citizens realize. When candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America win Democratic Party primaries, or New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani hails “the warmth of collectivism,” socialism’s advance is obvious. But it’s making gains in other ways, too, especially in the transformation of America’s workforce — which is coming to be chiefly employed in a sector one step removed from outright government control: healthcare. In 1990, manufacturing was the top employment sector in most states, including ...

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Parents in the Brentwood Boulevard area of Niles have no concern with their young kids riding their bikes in the middle of the road. People drive out of control in this area speeding, and law enforcement does nothing. These kids swerve in and out of driveways and do not look for cars. It is going to happen, then parents will be screaming at the drivers. They need to be teaching their kids the proper way to ride. — Niles Unfortunately, former Ohio Health Director Dr. Amy Acton must set up a rumor control page on her website, just like FEMA did during Hurricane Helene to dispel all ...

Orchids & onions

Editorials

ORCHID: To the Kimberly-Clark Corp. for its leading role in landing the state of Ohio national honors as the 2026 recipient of the Silver Shovel Award from Area Development magazine. The prestigious award recognizes states that have demonstrated exceptional performance in attracting high-value economic development projects that create significant jobs and generate substantial capital investment. Clearly, K-C’s $800 million investment in a massive new Trumbull County production plant fits that bill. Sharing in the honor also must be the numerous economic development agencies in the ...

Graham was the best kind of ‘operator’

Editorials

On Feb. 22, 2022, two days before Vladimir Putin sent his tanks rumbling toward Ukraine’s capital, Donald Trump said of the Russian leader: “This is genius. ... Here’s a guy who’s very savvy.” Eight days later, Lindsey Graham offered a starkly different sentiment: “The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out.” The Republican senator from South Carolina had a history of dismissing Trump’s worldview. When Trump first ran in 2015, Graham let loose, calling him a “race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot.” After Trump won, Graham shocked ...