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Guest Columnists

Lordstown’s newest chapter

A new chapter is turning in Lordstown. It’s one that could not have been written without the perseverance, vision and collaborative spirit of an entire community. Foxconn’s announcement to sell its Lordstown manufacturing plant, while continuing operations at the sprawling ...

Don’t politicize advances in energy technology

One of my favorite episodes of “The West Wing” is when the deputy chief of staff gets a burst of machismo and test drives a new monstrous SUV, only to run into the back of a fuel-sipping hybrid. This of course is happening as his administration is promoting fuel efficiency standards. This ...

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 ...