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Opinion

Nonprofit groups that provide aid might need our help

Editorials

Those who took a deep breath and exhaled upon learning a federal Office of Management and Budget memo to pause federal assistance had itself been paused might want to take another look at what happened anyway. According to a report by WCHS-TV, some nonprofits in West Virginia are being forced ...

Tressel could be hard to beat

David Skolnick

Before Gov. Mike DeWine met with Jim Tressel on Feb. 1, he already made up his mind to offer the former football coach and retired Youngstown State University president the opportunity to be his lieutenant governor. A little more than 48 hours after DeWine announced Monday that Tressel, a ...

Stay aware of financial aid opportunities for college

Editorials

It would be hard to blame high school seniors and their parents for being uncertain about the financial aid landscape for post-secondary education right now. But it still might come as a surprise to know that now — and for years — fewer students are applying for available college ...

Where you live can impact life expectancy

Editorials

With plenty of talk at the federal level recently about demographics, a recent study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington shows us maybe we should be talking just as much about how those demographics affect our ability to live long, healthy ...

Ohio veterans facing gap in health coverage

Editorials

Taking care of our veterans is a priority for Ohioans. But despite our best efforts, there is still a health care coverage cap that leaves thousands of them without the resources they deserve. According to a report by WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says ...

Distance yourselves from the bully

Letters to the Editor

DEAR EDITOR: We all knew one growing up. The playground bully. We saw him pick on smaller kids after school or at recess. We saw him pull on girls’ ponytails. We saw him lift a pack of chewing gum at the drugstore. We saw him drinking beer behind the movie theater. He lied to our teachers. ...