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Honda, SK hynix right to temper excitement

It’s easy to understand why Honda was reluctant to confirm reports out of Japan that it is planning to build a $2.5 billion hybrid vehicle plant in Ohio. Though the Nikkei Business Daily said the company is in final preparations to expand its manufacturing footprint in the Buckeye State, a Honda spokesman told Reuters, “No decisions have been made at this stage regarding a new plant in the U.S.” At the same time, SK hynix is reportedly in talks with Intel about making memory chips in the U.S. for the first time with what MarketBeat called Intel’s “long-delayed ‘Ohio One’ ...

Consider value, burden before taking on student loan debt

It seems as though the school year has just gotten under way, but families across our region are beginning conversations about next steps with students who will graduate in the spring. Part of that conversation will inevitably be, “Can we afford college?” For generations, part of the answer to that question has been student loans. Many young people believe they have bright futures ahead of them, and that post-high school education will give them what they need to bring home paychecks from which they can pay off those student loans quickly. Parents hope for the same. Reality is ...

Ohio must get tough on Flock camera data misuse

As wariness (and outright anger) over the use of Flock cameras in our communities increases, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson is right to be joining organizations such as the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio in seeking greater regulation of the surveillance devices. Investigations, including those by news organizations such as the Ohio Capital Journal, have turned up multiple instances of misusing the data. Further, the Capital Journal’s public records search of Shaker Heights’ license plate reader data over approximately four months showed the data was accessed more than 700,000 ...

Support the Red Cross any way you can this month

September is National Preparedness Month. Local residents who have experienced an unusually wet and stormy summer are already experiencing a taste of what some regions must be prepared for constantly. And with those storms and floods came the reminder: Disasters can strike anyone, at any time. When those disasters hit, organizations such as the American Red Cross step up in several ways. Often, they provide food, shelter and comfort to individual families; or relief to entire communities, with the help of their volunteers and donors. They also help make sure our hospitals have the ...

Politicians must turn focus to costs

While politicians continue to behave as though they think our priorities are socio-cultural issues and remaining as divided as possible, ordinary people are trying to survive in a world where the challenges are something more along the lines of “Do I have enough money to fill up the gas tank this week and still get groceries on Friday?” A recent poll commissioned by Groundwork Ohio and the First Five Years Fund showed childcare remains among the significant challenges for families attempting to keep their heads above water. “When families are talking about the cost of living, we ...

Metallica trade scholarship program rocks

With the help of West Virginia University-Parkersburg, Metallica’s All Within My Hands program continues to make a difference for local students and our economy. The program’s Metallica Scholars Initiative is in its eighth year at WVUP, and this year includes nursing and healthcare, optical systems technology, automotive repair, maritime manufacturing, firefighting and EMT, pipefitting and agriculture. “Every Metallica Scholar has a story of determination, resilience and hope. For eight years, this extraordinary partnership has helped our students move from possibility to purpose ...