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Opinion

Do not tinker with Ohio’s cannabis law

Editorials

By most accounts, Ohio’s recreational marijuana law approved by 57% of the Ohio electorate as state Issue 2 in November 2023 has launched successfully. Since the law took effect last August, marijuana dispensaries throughout the state have sold more than $300 million worth of adult-use ...

‘You’re fired’ is no joke for most of us

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: I have never understood how someone who used the phrase “you’re fired” as a cheap punchline on TV came to be accepted as a champion of working folk. Getting fired is a life-changing experience — and not in a good way for most people. Nonetheless, “Celebrity ...

Left won’t tolerate dismantling of USAID

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: PBS’s weekly gabfest, Washington Week, spewed the ills of President Trump’s dismantling of the USAID agency. With a budget of $40 billion per year, USAID allotted $8 million to the liberal news group, Politico. One of the panelists, Eugene Daniels, is a contributor from ...

Rulli should not have hired Peppel

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: I am writing to express my deep concern regarding U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli’s (R-Salem) decision to hire Mike Peppel as the congressman’s new communications director. Peppel set up a charity, “Ohio Clean Water Fund” to raise funds for East Palestine residents affected by ...

Students hailed for work to cut youth suicide rate

Editorials

Ohio’s young people are stronger, smarter and better connected to the needs of their communities than many of us give them credit for. They are also willing to get involved at a level from which many adults shy away. This week, 20 high school students were selected (from 50 applicants) to ...

Greed, profit motive make our world a much better place

Guest Columnists

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 ... ...