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Ohio HB 326 could provide students with more options

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Not every student has the same path to follow after high school graduation. They don’t have the same skill sets, interests or aspirations. So why would we limit the options they have for assessing their readiness to proceed on those paths? In Ohio, there may be other options available, if lawmakers give serious consideration to state House Bill 326, introduced by Reps. Kevin Ritter, R-Marietta, and Johnathan Newman, R-Troy. “Regarding the use of nationally standardized assessments in public and chartered nonpublic schools and state institutions of higher education,” it would ...

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In 1975, the state of Ohio commissioned a cost-reduction team to examine waste and inefficiency in state government. After the short, six-week study, the team recommended cuts in specific areas totaling over $8 million per year. In fact, I was told by a member of the team that we barely scratched the surface in that short time. Think of what such a team could find now. Should Ohio be DOGE-ed? For sure. — Warren I can’t figure out why people are mad at Trump for the economy. Biden inherited a great economy and turned it upside down. Gasoline was $2.20 locally when Biden was ...

The con consuming American politics

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There is a growing sense of frustration coursing through American politics, and it is no longer confined to one party or ideology. That frustration has real roots. Major institutions badly damaged their credibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the excesses of the Black Lives Matter movement, and years of breathless coverage of Russiagate. At the same time, artificial intelligence looms over the labor market with few clear answers about what comes next. Add to that a political class that often appears shamelessly corrupt, and the result is a public that feels misled, ignored and ...

Why so much faith in politics?

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It’s only February and other than the almost nonstop coverage of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping story, especially cable networks are obsessed with the November election, though it is more than eight months away. So much can — and likely will — change before then. Why all the attention? When I was active on the lecture circuit my opening line was “I’m happy to be here tonight from Washington, D.C., where the only politicians with convictions are in prison.” Another laugh-getter was “Do you know the meaning of politics? Poly means many and ticks are blood-sucking ...

Is America truly experiencing a Christian revival?

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In one of my group texts with friends from church recently, an interesting commentary from The Hill’s John Mac Ghlionn was shared. He asserts that “America is merely witnessing a Christian reboot, not a Christian revival.” Mac Ghlionn’s analysis stems from his examination of cultural leanings and how Christianity is often presented in the mainstream as a celebrity-driven identity fad. Authentic Christianity, he argues, has been “detached from its roots and repackaged for mass consumption.” Mac Ghlionn also notes that church attendance has been on the decline even before ...

Dems still cheating after all these years

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DEAR EDITOR: Author Robert Caro, a guest on PBS History with David Rubenstein, wrote several books about Lyndon B. Johnson. He recalled one story about the Texas U.S. Senate race in 1947. Johnson lost, so they thought. Election polls started finding uncounted ballots. One box had ballots that were all written in the same handwriting. LBJ ended up winning. It was the birth of the Great Society. The unethical playbook used by the worldwide liberals works in their favor. I am sure in the midterm elections blue states that altered their voting laws will discover a magnitude of uncounted ...