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This Labor Day weekend, let’s be thankful for hard workers

Editorials

Many will be enjoying a long holiday starting today as part of the Labor Day weekend. A real nice four-days off stretch to mark what many folks consider summer’s end. Labor Day once marked the end of traditional summer including back-to-school and the start of fall sports such as high school football. But not so much any longer. Schools have been in session, local swimming pools are closed for the season and school sports are well underway. Autumn is coming. With it comes the gorgeous colors of changing leaves, chills in the morning and evening airs, checks of our home heating ...

You should get ready for soaring electric bills

Local Columns

There is a ticking time bomb hanging over the U.S. economy. The nation’s electricity grid operators and utilities are projecting rapidly approaching power shortfalls. And instead of helping address the crisis, U.S. energy policy is making a bad situation far worse. Power demand is suddenly soaring. New battery and semiconductor manufacturing, reshoring of supply chains, and the arrival of electric vehicles are all driving demand. But it’s the emergence of artificial intelligence and the exponential growth of enormous data centers—with the power needs of small cities—that is ...

School-based health centers ‘a win’ for Ohio students, families and communities

Local Columns

Throughout Ohio, children are heading back to school for a new academic year. Students are excited to be with their classmates and teachers to learn and grow. But for kids to really excel, they need to feel their best to be able to learn at their best. That’s why school-based health centers are so important. School-based health centers provide an opportunity for children to receive healthcare right in their school building. By having health services available on school grounds, students can schedule appointments with healthcare professionals or walk right in if they are ...

Ohio’s redistricting map issue remains contentious

Local Columns

The existing redistricting system — approved by voters in 2015 and 2018 — isn’t very effective and needs changes. That’s the opinion of Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican and member of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, as well as plenty of Democrats. The commission drew state legislative and congressional maps that have met with criticism. A group, Citizens Not Politicians, collected more than enough signatures to get a redistricting reform constitutional amendment on the Nov. 5 ballot that would put the power of drawing maps in the hands of a 15-member panel of five Republicans, ...

Recreational pot profit growth takes off in Ohio

Editorials

Companies that have put down roots in Ohio to take advantage of the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana are thrilled with the results. According to a report by The Canton Repository, in just the first four days, sales reached more than $11.5 million. That kind of demand also meant prices rose quickly. “Ohioans were clearly ready and excited for the historic end of cannabis prohibition in the Buckeye State: since the start of adult-use sales, foot traffic and transactions have already increased two to three times across all five Zen Leaf dispensaries statewide in ...

Parents: Don’t get caught up in ‘vaccine hesitancy’

Editorials

It’s the start of a new school year, let the spreading of germs begin! If you are a parent or guardian who is not exactly enthusiastic about that prospect, it’s important to make sure your child is up-to-date on routine vaccines — and to consider a few others. According to a report by USA Today, children across the country are still getting caught up after a gap in wellness visits to pediatricians during the COVID-19 pandemic. That can mean a gap in protection against hepatitis B, rotavirus, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemophilus influenza type b, pneumococcal disease, ...