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Opinion

Celebrations for holidays should not turn tragic

As the holiday season gets into full swing, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is stepping up its focus on keeping us safe. Throughout the holiday season, the patrol says it plans to be highly visible and is “committed to removing dangerous and impaired drivers, keeping Ohioans and our visitors ...

Your land belongs to one person — you

DEAR EDITOR: Owning a piece of land that we can call our own is the dream of most of us. Be it small or large, land ownership is a source of pride. In early morning or at the end of the day, you might relax on your porch with a cup of coffee. It’s a time to enjoy the serenity, a time to ...

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To those Dems who feel despair, don’t. Trump will overreach based on his belief that his 49.9% of the vote gives him a mandate for extreme policies. But swing voters simply wanted inflation lowered. Pocketbook voters who switched to him are being reminded of the type of people he surrounds ...

The rich now own nation’s democracy

DEAR EDITOR: With all the multimillions of dollars spent by billionaires in the 2024 elections you can see how fragile a Democracy can be. “America is no longer the Land of We The People With Freedoms, Liberties and Justice for All!” In 2025, the American people will be owned like ...

GOP’s sweeping victory no surprise

DEAR EDITOR: It is not surprising that Donald Trump and other Republicans swept the recent elections given the decisions the top Democratic leaders have made over the last four years. With the lower echelon leaders not speaking out against these decisions but going along with them, what other ...

Governing in the United States

DEAR EDITOR: Many anguish after every four years when a president is chosen by the people in our democratic Republic. Some claim, after Nov. 5, 2024, we may never have another election! Some grown men are seen on TV crying as if they “spilled milk” on their new suit. Eventually, they ...