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Medal of Honor Monument least we can do for recipients, families

Those who have earned Medals of Honor, gave all they had to the rest of us — to this country we call home and they were willing to defend. Military veterans, Gold Star Families, Medal of Honor recipients … all those who sacrificed so much in their service to this country had no greater champion than West Virginia’s own Hershel “Woody” Williams, who died in 2022. And this week, just ahead of the observation of the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, a bill was signed that will create the Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument on the National Mall in ...

Have we forgotten?

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever remember the events and lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001? What do those words mean to the people born afterward? They are Gen Z and Gen Alpha, now. All they know is what they read in history books, what they hear from us, and how they see the rest of us living after we declared we would forever honor the memory of those who died in attacks by a small band of religious extremist terrorists. “The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead, we have emerged stronger and ...

Operation Meridian reminds how many Ohio kids are in danger

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials conducted a heroic operation over the past month or so that has resulted in an unfathomable 79 children being recovered in Ohio, after having been reported missing or endangered. For most of us, it is a shock just to learn that many children were missing or endangered to begin with. There are likely many more, despite this being the largest missing-child operation in Buckeye State history, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Operation Meridian was conducted throughout August, according to a report by WJW. Children ages 6 to 17 ...

Get off the sidelines and vote!

There are a disturbing number of intelligent, well-informed people who have taken a look at the state of our government and decided to wash their hands of it by removing themselves from the voting process. How often have you heard, “It’s all a mess. Neither side cares about anything but winning. No one represents me. I’m just not going to vote?” And so, elections are increasingly decided not by those who feel as though they are caught in the middle, but by those who are happy to fall toward one of the extremes. It is an understatement to call that less than ideal. “In ...

There is no hiding on social media

A New Philadelphia municipal court’s creative sentence for a 21-year-old’s 17 wildlife crimes is fitting, yes; but also an important reminder to all of us about the boundaries we seem to forget when social media is at our fingertips. According to a Yahoo News report, Carter J. Hickey pleaded guilty to charges involving taking wildlife out of season, hunting without permission, illegally-possessed animals, using a vehicle to spotlight and kill wildlife and failure to follow game-check rules. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation spanned 17 states. That investigation began ...

Keep up momentum of solving home health care shortage

As Ohio's population ages, the number of older adults who need at least a little help is increasing, while the number of people qualified to offer that help is dwindling. It's a nationwide problem -- by 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 will be greater than the number of those under 18. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, that problem is already evident in the Buckeye State, where the population has been aging since the 1990s. “Our health care is a triumph of human ingenuity, but while we’re living longer, we’re spending more years in less than good ...