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Ohio’s education future is on the line

As a councilwoman and a parent, I’ve learned how decisions made in Columbus—and even in Washington—don’t stay there. They reach into our neighborhoods and communities in ways that are often overlooked. I see how state and federal policy directly impacts public services at the local level, including the systems that support our children and their education. That’s why I’m alarmed by two changes that could reshape the landscape of education in Ohio: the centralization of power under Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) and the growing momentum to convert federal education funding into ...

Becky Thatcher and the Dreamers

Sounds like a Sixties rock and roll group. But we’re talking about the showboat BECKY THATCHER and the dreamers who kept her active in Marietta as a theater and restaurant for over 20 years. Dreamer: one who has ideas or conceives projects regarded as impractical; a visionary. Each of ...

MOV Climate Corner: CCS not the answer

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is a process which captures carbon dioxide from industry emissions and injects the CO2 deep into the ground via Class VI injection wells. It is an unproven technology at scale and relies on taxpayer subsidies to be affordable. Once again, marginalized communities of the region will be facing more pollution from this process and taxpayers will be footing the bill. One of many risks associated with CCS is potential leakage of carbon dioxide. These leaks would negate any climate benefits that CCS might provide, and have the potential to asphyxiate ...

Utility rights of way help make habitats more diverse

If you flew over Washington County, or more conveniently viewed it on your computer via something like Google Maps you might notice long straight lines crisscrossing the county. Utility rights of way cross both private and public lands in order to deliver both electricity and gas ...

The Constitution: Article Two

Article Two of the Constitution of the United States sets the guidelines for the Executive Branch to carry out and enforce laws that Congress makes. The president heads the Executive Branch. Our government is divided into three branches. They are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. This “three branch system” is to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful and not following the articles of the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution states three requirements to be president. They must be at least 35 years of age (avg. age for male in 1770/38), a natural born citizen of the ...

Example is the only thing

As a coach, in practice or a game, I take advantage of teachable moments to drive home a point or a behavior we want our players to repeat. When we won the 2024 state championship after only winning one of our first seven games, the first lesson was: Don’t give up on your dreams. The other lesson was: If we don’t adapt, change and innovate, we will be left behind. The coaches and the boys never gave up. There was a lot of hard work, change and innovation in the middle of the season that led to winning our last seven games, including the state championship, and allowing only one ...