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Officials have to change their thinking with wages

Buckeye State residents who feel as though they are struggling to a greater degree than those living in other parts of the country are not imagining things. A report by Oxfam America says nearly one-quarter of Ohio workers are making under $17 an hour. According to Axios reporting, that is the figure Oxfam America considers to be a living wage. But the nonprofit anti-poverty group dug deeper into Ohio’s data and found that here we have a higher number of people under that line than the national average; and that approximately 1.3 million Ohioans may be struggling to keep up with ...

Lawmakers must protect from SLAPP suits

Ohio lawmakers may be on summer break now, but when they return to work they’ll have a chance to remove the Buckeye State from the list of those favored by forum-shopping attorneys looking for a sweet spot to file their clients’ frivolous lawsuits. House Bill 637 and Senate Bill 237 are aimed at quickly shutting down SLAPP lawsuits, or strategic lawsuits against public participation. According to a report by the Dayton Daily News, the bills have support on both sides of the aisle. HB 637 was introduced by state Rep. Brian Stewart, R-Ashville, and Rep. Elliott Forhan, D-Euclid, in ...

DeWine maintains his tenacity from being attorney general

On at least one front, Gov. Mike DeWine has maintained the tenacity he displayed as Ohio’s attorney general. His office continues to support efforts to hold accountable those who commit sexual assault. In February, DeWine launched the Ohio Sexual Assault Investigations Grant Program, to be awarded through the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services. Last week, the program awarded nearly $900,000 for law enforcement organizations, prosecutors and victim advocacy groups. The Forensic Nursing Network will get more than $244,000 for training programs on ...

Violence and fear should not define us

In the moments following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday, there was horror and confusion. Trump emerged defiant from the pile of Secret Service members who rushed to protect him, but as the nation breathed a sigh of relief we learned the attack had, indeed, been deadly. Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief who was attending the Butler, Pa., rally with his family, had dived in front of his wife and daughter to protect them from the bullets. He died for them. Meanwhile, Trump was able to let the nation know he was injured but “fine” after the ...

Don’t miss the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair

Other states may have well-known state fair attractions — North America’s largest traveling Ferris Wheel in Wisconsin, or Big Tex in Texas, for example — but there’s nothing that matches Ohio’s most famous attraction. Sculpting has already begun on the 2024 butter cow, in addition to a butter calf and other sculptures to be unveiled. There’s more to our fair than that, though. This year’s fair runs July 24-Aug. 4 at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds in Columbus. It has been showcasing the best of Ohio agriculture and providing entertainment for fairgoers since ...

Just my type – letters make a difference

The written word has preserved the thoughts of humans for thousands of years. The first example of writing was in the Middle East around 4,000 years ago. Early writing depended on humans called scribes to copy important texts. Type that could be rearranged would come much later, as would ...