May is Mental Health Awareness Month, during which we advocate against the stigma associated with mental illness. Stigma is all around us. Where there are people, there is stigma. It is time to bring awareness to the stigma associated with mental illness. There are two types of stigma. The ...
Sunday nights after a weekend of volunteering or city events, it’s a ritual for me to call my 83-year-old parents and chat about the week’s events. My parents catch me up on happenings in their city, their health and various family members. When the discussion turns to “whats going on in ...
Sunday nights after a weekend of volunteering or city events, it’s a ritual for me to call my 83-year-old parents and chat about the week’s events. My parents catch me up on happenings in their city, their health and various family members. When the discussion turns to “whats going on in ...
As the United States and China are positioning themselves for a possible trade war, Beijing launched a massive military drill in the Taiwan Strait on April 18. The April 2018 Taiwan Strait exercise was the “biggest ever” military parade carried out by China’s People’s Liberation Army ...
We are lucky to live in a day and age where individuals are able to voice their unique opinions and concerns on social, economic, and political issues through print and digital news media outlets, social media applications, and other public fora. These avenues should make Americans of all walks ...
Isn’t it terrible how our children are being used and exploited these days? I’m not talking about pedophiles or child porn hucksters, although today’s perpetrators are nearly as despicable. First an instance of child exploitation in our own region. West Virginia teachers recently held ...
In the viewpoint published on March 17th Dr. Robert Chase presents a false choice between the economic benefits of oil and gas development and clean air protections for Ohio communities. The truth is that we can both encourage a more responsible energy industry and protect our air. Voluntary ...
Kim Jong-un paid an surprise, highly secretive visit to Beijing from March 26 to 27, marking the first time the 34-year-old North Korean leader has set foot outside the Hermit Kingdom since he took power in 2011. Chinese authorities greeted the North Korean leader with an over-the-top ...
April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, a fitting time to talk about the devastation the disease of alcoholism has on families across the globe. According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 15.1 million Americans ages 18 and older (6.2 percent of this age group) have an ...
Is it possible to have “near zero” methane emissions from oil and natural gas production operations and, at the same time, low-cost energy? Fortunately for Ohioans and shale-gas producers in Ohio the answer is yes. Not just any climate policy will achieve these twin goals, however. It will ...
History is in the making on the Korean Peninsula. On March 6, Chung Eui-yong, Chief of South Korea National Security Council, announced, “the 2018 inter-Korean summit is planned to be held in late April, on the South Korean side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone, between President Moon ...
As February ebbed and the rivers rose, the Marietta community came out in droves to actively support local home owners, businesses and downtown organizations in the flood plain. Hundreds of volunteers, from students to professionals, lent a helping hand as high waters threatened the area ...
Who knows more about behavioral health disorders than those who have lived the experience? Who knows more about recovery than those who are well along the path to recovery? A peer supporter is someone who is on the recovery journey and is helping others. Peer supporters share lived experiences ...
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. And all the King’s horses and all the King’s men couldn’t put Humpty together again.” The reason we teach impressionable children ages-old wisdom is because they will need it later on. Very few eventually learn that an ...
Common sense says that putting smoke, aerosol, vehicle exhaust, asbestos, coal dust, silica, or any inhaled (deliberate or not deliberate) chemicals into your lungs is going against self-preservation and a healthy body. But, humans demand study results before they’ll say what common sense ...
A sudden detente, anchored by the leaders of the two Koreas, has brought a welcome de-escalation of tensions on the Peninsula. Korea watchers are calling the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics the “Peace Olympics.” “The big story of the 2018 Winter Olympics has been the participation of ...
Putnam Elementary staff, with support from our PTO and some community members, will be having a social studies night on Feb. 27. This will be an opportunity for Putnam students and families to participate and enjoy activities, demonstrations and see some displays together. Over the past several ...
Growing up in East Liverpool, I have to take care of myself a lot of the times. Both my parents struggle with addiction, which is all too common in our area. It has been up to me to get myself breakfast, lunch and dinner, to make sure I go to the doctor if I was sick, and to make sure I have ...
In an economy like ours, tax cuts go to work for the American people. Ohio makes it plain to see. And fortunately, our leaders in Washington recognized that. They finished out 2017 with a landmark tax bill that’s now bringing well-earned relief across the state-and across the country. To ...
For too long, our tax code has held back rather than helped middle-class families. Expenses have gone up—healthcare being the biggest expense—and wages have been flat for more than a decade. With the new tax reform law, we are making the American Dream more than just a dream for ...