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Editorials

Increase in youth voting registration seen in Ohio

What wonderful news! According to data analyzed by the Civics Center, the number of 18-year-olds registered to vote in Ohio as of Jan. 6 was a 35% increase compared with late August. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, the Civics Center data shows there are more than 48,600 ...

Increase in youth voting registration seen in Ohio

What wonderful news! According to data analyzed by the Civics Center, the number of 18-year-olds registered to vote in Ohio as of Jan. 6 was a 35% increase compared with late August. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, the Civics Center data shows there are more than 48,600 ...

Ohio lawmakers must stop dragging feet on marijuana

Ohio lawmakers cannot ignore the will of the people much longer. Gov. Mike DeWine was right this week to ask them to stop dragging their feet on implementing rules for legalized recreational marijuana, which voters approved more than three months ago. “What we don’t want to do is see a big ...

It is time to raise expectations for law enforcement officers

Ohio residents have been bombarded in recent years by stories that indicate our law enforcement officers are not always fully equipped to protect and serve. Among the many calls for reform have been increasing the training requirements for becoming an officer in the first place. It would be a ...

ODOT is on right track with automated warning systems

Ohio officials continue to find ways to make driving safer. Enforcement began months ago on the distracted driving law that makes it illegal to use or hold a cell phone or electronic device in your hand, lap, or other parts of the body while driving. Now the Ohio Department of Transportation is ...

Here’s hoping visit by Biden isn’t just for show

President Joe Biden has finally decided to visit East Palestine. He is set to visit the scene of a fiery Norfolk Southern derailment Friday — more than a year after it happened. Community and state officials have criticized Biden for not making an appearance earlier, and rightly so. ...