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Homeowners in Ohio trying to stay afloat

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Rising prices and a general economic malaise are hitting home — literally — in Ohio, as a new report shows foreclosure activity is increasing in the state. Realtor.com says the Buckeye State has a foreclosure filing rate higher than the national average — 1 for every 2,787 housing units. That is sixth on the list — just ahead of New Jersey, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The national average is one in every 3,701 housing units entering foreclosure proceedings. The report shows elevated foreclosure activity particularly in Cuyahoga, Highland, Jefferson and Lake ...

Dems be warned: Trump knows your weak spots

Editorials

Sure, the “No Kings” marches drew millions rightly protesting Donald Trump’s assaults on our democratic institutions. But Democrats must dig deeper and ask how Trump could actually win another term after trying to overturn the 2020 election results with a violent attack on the Capitol. It wasn’t as though most Americans adored him. Gallup’s approval rating for Trump on election eve was a sad 46%. Trump carried the 2024 vote by playing the Democrats on three issues that aggravate even moderate Americans. They are open borders, the demonization of law enforcement and racial, ...

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After the LTTE heading: “Don’t be fooled by Trump’s tax numbers,” the submitter then wrote: “When will taxpayers realize that getting a refund is only getting back the money that they overpaid to the IRS?” I’d much rather get my own money back than have it go to some recipient of a wasteful government entitlement. — Hubbard AI data centers consume huge amounts of electricity compared to residential and small business needs. In addition, that need demands electrical infrastructure expansion that residents should not pay for. Here’s an example. When Copperweld Steel ...

Feeling a little bit of nostalgia for a bad habit

Editorials

I miss smoking. There. I’ve said it. Now, I don’t miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of cigarettes — which is apparently the lunatic price these days — and sit down and smoke them, but I certainly miss it enough to hope that if I’m ever on a plane that’s about to go down in a fiery ball the Bermuda Triangle, some kind soul on board will have, and agree to bum me, a square. God help me if the only combustible on offer is a vape, which won’t precisely do the trick. I don’t blame anyone who’s trying to preserve their health, however dubious the method, ...

Rejoice in biblical tale of Easter

Editorials

On this hallmark holiday weekend in the Christian faith, we present below the biblical story of Easter: Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” So Peter went out with the other disciple, and they were going toward the tomb. Both of them were running together, but the other ...

War and morality

Editorials

War is the most horrific series of events upon which any government can engage. It is systematic, industrialized, indiscriminate killing. It kills innocent adults and little girls. It often ruins the post-war lives of the killers. It is young men violently fighting old men’s power games. It is the health of the state. The war President Donald Trump is waging against the people and the government of Iran is immoral, unconstitutional and unlawful. Yet, because Congress is not doing its job, there appears to be no relief in sight until Trump finds a face-saving way to erase his grave ...