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Americans should prepare for rationing of electricity

In the hours before President Biden delivered his State of the Union address, the Washington Post ran a front-page story titled “Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power.” What the Post and other national outlets have discovered is that America’s electricity demand is soaring. And our electricity grid is in no shape to handle it. None of this was in the president’s address before Congress because it doesn’t fit the administration’s narrative of a smooth and painless energy transition. But the inescapable reality is that the reliability of our power supply is ...

Battle on between old-guard Ohio Republicans and Trump

The Republican primary for the U.S. Senate is a battle between old-guard Republicans and Donald Trump, who will be the party’s presidential nominee for the third consecutive time, and his many supporters. The old guard, led by Gov. Mike DeWine and former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, support state Sen. Matt Dolan. Dolan has given $10 million of his personal wealth to his campaign and has struggled to raise money from donors. Trump and his supporters have endorsed Bernie Moreno, a former luxury car dealer and blockchain business owner. Moreno has given $4.2 million out of his pocket to his ...

Snoring can occur with age

The following column was originally published Aug. 28, 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 impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem 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. – – ...

Moreno’s business dealings targeted

During the campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. senator, Bernie Moreno has touted his record of creating jobs and his business success. But there are numerous reports that put his business dealings as a luxury car dealer and blockchain business owner in question. Moreno settled numerous wage theft lawsuits after a jury in Massachusetts ordered him to pay more than $400,000 to two former employees for failing to pay overtime in violation of state labor laws. Moreno admitted in a deposition to shredding documents containing information that was potentially relevant to the ...

Home security can be a major conern for older adults

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 local Visiting Angels office in Salem 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. ——— Home security can be a major concern for older adults and their ...

Logic wasn’t a passenger in presidential motorcade

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 challenging because of reasons I still don’t understand nearly 25 years after covering my first presidential visit. The reason I don’t understand is simple: there is no logical explanation. When President Joe Biden visited East Palestine last week, I had to first drive to Pittsburgh — and right ...