Covering national political figures — including presidents and presidential candidates — when they’re in the Mahoning Valley is not one of the more pleasant parts of my job.
That’s because what shouldn’t be a terribly complicated event often becomes incredibly time consuming and ...
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 ...
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 ...
A bill approved by the Ohio House to spend $350 million for projects throughout the state is far from a done deal.
That’s because the state Senate disagrees with the House plan.
The bill approved last week by the House was part of a supposed agreement with the upper chamber in which each ...
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 ...
Editor’s Note: The following column was previously published Jan. 16, 2021.
Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and ...