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Hefty campaign donations illustrate the power of incumbency of candidates

Once in Congress, raising money becomes considerably easier. The longer you’re there, the more cash you collect — particularly from political action committees as they love winners and those who they view as allies or at least those who can help them. U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Bainbridge, is serving his seventh two-year term representing the 14th Congressional District, which has Trumbull as its second most-populous county behind Lake. Joyce’s campaign always has excelled at raising money. Serving on the House Appropriations Committee and as chairman of the Financial Services and ...

Shining a light on hidden influences: Why Ohio must pass SB10 and HB 105

During my years in the Ohio House of Representatives, I dedicated myself to upholding the core values of fairness, transparency, and accountability in government. These principles have continued to guide my service as a Columbiana County Commissioner. Today, I see a troubling issue that threatens the integrity of our legal system, the vitality of our communities, and the stability of our small businesses: secretive third-party litigation funding. This practice allows outside financiers —often hedge funds or private equity firms with no connection to the people or facts involved in a ...

Small personal investment benefits entire community

There are a lot of positive developments underway in the City of Salem. We recently passed a levy that will bring Salem an $80 million new, much-needed elementary/middle school campus. We recently secured over $1 million in state funding to complete a new town square, which will be a focal point for our historic downtown shopping district Another $450,000 in private donations has been raised to expand that town square park area over to the Memorial Building. And we are very near on an announcement that a new, multi-million dollars South Lincoln overpass bridge is to be built over ...

AG Yost won’t stand down in 2026 race for governor

In the 2026 Republican primary for Ohio governor, Attorney General Dave Yost finds himself facing an uphill climb against Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy biotech entrepreneur who’s never held elected office. As many Republicans, including in Ohio, have found out, it’s not what you know but who you know that leads to victory. In 2022, political newcomer J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist best known for writing his life’s story at the age of 31, emerged from a crowded Republican field to capture the party’s nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat. Donald Trump’s endorsement of Vance ...

Powering Ohio’s future: Why coal still matters and innovation can’t wait

Right now, California faces rotating power outages previously only seen in third world countries. Pretty soon, they’ll be coming to Ohio too – unless we do something about it now. Fortunately, President Donald Trump took a major step earlier this month to address this looming crisis by ...

Limited mobility a side effect of aging

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published May 5, 2023. 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 impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the Salem Visiting Angels office have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ...