With a long July 4th weekend behind us and all the fun, downtime and things to do with it, our area can certainly still look ahead to an especially entertaining list of summer activities.

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Ohio probably will play a key role in presidential politics — again — this year. Buckeye State residents surely do not want to repeat the mistakes of 2004, when there were allegations that inefficienc » Full Story

Saudi Arabia may — with emphasis on the word may — come to the rescue of U.S. motorists once again. If that happens, we hope it does not lull Americans into a false sense of security about energy.
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Apparently some in the gambling industry believe that if they just try, try again they can convince Ohio officials to look the other way and not enforce state laws. They’re wrong — and their attitude » Full Story

With a name like the “Ohio Healthy Families Act” and the promise of seven paid sick days per employee, how can voters say “no”?

With a little education, that’s how.

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Former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and some on his staff seem to have viewed state government as their own personal playground.

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Roses to all area high school graduates. Certainly those at the top of the class and bound for college with this honor and that honor are to be commended. It’s all about self-application, dedication » Full Story

Scandal involving state government is something to which many Ohioans have had to adjust during the past few years. That does not mean they have become accepting of it.

Even as outrage ove » Full Story

Do we remember today our honored dead? Do you? Nearly 2 million men and women have died protecting the freedom we enjoy today in a nation where a national holiday means a day off, a day of rest and of » Full Story

Most Americans probably have heard the estimate that the United States has enough coal to meet our energy needs for another 250 years.

But the National Research Council, an arm of the Nati » Full Story