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Anti-measles vaccine nonsense dangerous for Ohioans

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Have you gotten your annual flu or COVID-19 shots yet this season? It’s a good idea, both because it protects you and your families AND because it helps protect those in more vulnerable populations. For many of us, getting those two protections has become simply part of the fall routine — and rightly so. Similarly, for most families, making sure everyone is up to date on other vaccinations, such as against measles, is an important item to check off the list. An alarmingly increasing number of people are failing to take that step, however, and Ohio’s third measles outbreak of 2026 ...

Industry, lawmakers not protecting Washington County

Local Columns

This is in response to the article “Ohio Oil and Gas Association opposes proposed moratorium” published in the Sept. 19 edition of your newspaper. There are multiple misleading statements made by the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA), as well as Rep. Kevin Ritter, which should be clarified for readers. OOGA President Rob Brundrett stated, "The path forward is to allow Ohio’s regulatory process to work as designed while protecting the conventional production …” The regulatory process that Brundrett is referring to is the woefully inadequate and fundamentally flawed oversight ...

Living Democracy: Three ways to vote

Local Columns

Absentee – Ohio’s Secretary of State is sending every registered Ohioan an absentee ballot application. I got mine! If you want to vote absentee by mail, you must fill out the application and send it to the Washington County Board of Elections. The address is on the application. Wait for your ballot to come, fill it out and mail it to the Washington County Board of Elections as soon as possible. Your ballot must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. Vote Early in Person – Go to the Washington County Board of Elections at 204 Davis Ave. Marietta, Oct. 6 through ...

Honda, SK hynix right to temper excitement

Editorials

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’ ...

MOV Climate Corner: In Ohio, renewably sourced electricity can be an affordable choice

Local Columns

Most of the time I am grateful to live in Ohio. Ohio is one of only 13 states that allow consumers to choose their electricity supplier, and one of only 9 states to allow municipal energy aggregation. The city of Marietta, for example, is able to negotiate with electricity suppliers to get a good, fixed-rate deal for AEP customers within city limits. AEP owns and manages the grid in southeastern Ohio, and supplies electricity to those who don’t designate an alternative supplier. AEP’s standard service option (SSO) rate per kWh is 10.97 cents from July 1 through Sept. 30, 2026, and ...