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Guest Columnists

Closing the digital divide

In today’s digital age, access to high-speed internet is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. Yet, Ohio lags behind much of the U.S. in broadband availability. According to a study last year by BroadbandNow, which collects and analyzes internet service provider plans to help consumers ...

Some cold-blooded killers deserve to be executed

Jeffery Collins is an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the firing squad execution of death-row inmate Brad Sigmon in South Carolina on Friday, March 7, 2025. Collins’ credentials, according to his first-person account, is that he witnessed three different methods of execution, nine ...

Greed, profit motive make our world a much better place

Politicians bash businesses. “Stop the greed!” shouts Sen. Bernie Sanders. Many Republicans are equally ignorant. When some Florida businesses raised prices in response to sudden demand during a crisis, Attorney General Pam Bondi called that “sickening ... disgusting ... ...

Strategy can stabilize, strengthen Valley housing market

The housing complaints come with increasing frequency. They come from employers whose workers reside an hour away in places like Cranberry, Pa., and Solon. They come from company executives who live in places like Chagrin Falls and Hudson. That means the jobs we work so hard to create here ...

New tax would make employer-provided health plans unaffordable

Ohio's dismal 44th place in national health value demonstrates a harsh reality: We face higher medical expenses and poorer health outcomes compared to most other Americans. And things will get even worse if Congress adopts a new federal law to tax employer-sponsored health plans as if they are ...

Regional Chamber presents its goals for 2025

According to research conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland’s Community Development team, the disconnect between where jobs are and where people live continues to grow. And, according to Fed research, our region’s slow post-Great Recession housing recovery means that some ...