The latest stupid idea out of Washington comes from the Senate where Republicans are trying to appease hospital administrators who worry that cutting medicaid will result in closure of rural hospitals nationwide. The Republicans are proposing a “slush fund” to prop up those hospitals who ...

As a former civics and history teacher whose first job was at Marietta Junior High School in 1969 — immediately after graduating from Marietta College, I taught my students that education and access to reliable information are the foundation of a healthy democracy. Today, those pillars are ...

In March of 1976, a little over 49 years ago, Marilyn Ortt and Caroline Putnam, two environmentally conscious women, spearheaded the drive for a public recycling center in Marietta. The first site for the Marietta Area Recycling Center (MARC) was located at Post & Butler at the old mill ...

A little-noticed portion of the Federal Budget Bill recently passed by the House of Representatives deals with the power of the Federal Courts to respond when court orders are ignored. The summary text from Sec. 70302 follows: (Sec. 70302) This section limits the ability of U.S. courts to ...

Part 2—Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology Modernization Under this section, AI is defined as a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. An AI model is ...

Sometimes it seems easy to criticize and find fault with those who fill leadership roles. I think it’s important to stop and smell the roses from time to time. I’m grateful for all the efforts that Mayor Schlicher and Steve Wetz have done to manage our resources and get us back on track ...