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Brenda J. Linert

Staying in news ‘silo’ leaves us uninformed

After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week signed a bill into law blocking public colleges from using federal or state funding on programs or campus activities that advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion or that promote political or social activism, liberals lashed out against the ...

Study: Honesty in workplace (and life) is lacking

Our newspaper’s attempts to hire good, qualified employees seems to be a never-ending process. It doesn’t matter if it’s news reporters, newspaper carriers or ad sales people, we have a need that likely needs filled. And just like most businesses around the country, the hiring process ...

Building relationships a big part of success

During a recent one-on-one interview with our politics reporter David Skolnick, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose spoke about his possible run for U.S. Senate and the importance of the relationships he’s built through the years. “What I have are things that can’t be bought,” ...

Salute to journalists who died doing their jobs

I write from time to time about frustrations I sometimes face in my line of work, whether it be dealing with elected leaders and politicians — particularly at election time; reporting errors we’ve published and must own; readers who sometimes are critical of our coverage; or even the ...

Child deaths prove social media is no game

I recall being dared by my friends, as a child, to put my hand on the electric fence surrounding a cow field just down the rural country lane from the southwestern Pennsylvania home where I grew up. I accepted the dare, and we all laughed out loud as the electric volt zapped through my body. ...

Is AI good or bad? Depends on whom you ask

On three separate occasions recently I was involved in conversations about whether advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, is concerning to me as a journalist. No doubt the question stems from growing interest in new forms of AI known as “Generative AI.” That’s a form of AI now ...