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Don’t let funds go unclaimed

Editorials

Looking for something to do while snow, ice and frigid temperatures have perhaps kept you home for more time than you’d like in recent days? It could be a good time to check out the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds website. According to a recent report by the Akron Beacon Journal, the state still holds more than $4 billion in dormant bank accounts, utility deposits and uncashed checks. That’s a huge chunk of YOUR money just sitting (virtually) in Columbus. And remember, if you don’t claim it after more than ten years, you run the risk of it being used ...

WorkOhio makes the connection

Editorials

“We’re going to be working hard to fill the needs of each region,” said Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel earlier this week, when he visited the Lafayette Hotel as part of his WorkOhio Initiative tour. Tressel also talked about opportunities being “a little bit different by region.” That, as he no doubt understands, was an understatement. WorkOhio is supposed to connect Buckeye State residents with jobs and support available through regional job hubs such as the one in Southeast Ohio: Ohio Valley Employment Resource. Those hubs, in turn, work with Community Connectors that can ...

The Rambler: When driving was a real adventure

Local Columns

You could say L. L. “Lew” Peddinghaus was an early 1900s pioneer - as owner/operator of an automobile. Hardly anyone owned an automobile in 1900-1910. Peddinghaus operated a Marietta jewelry store at 187 Front Street (which became Baker & Baker Jewelers in 1918). He was able to afford ...

Greenland

Letters to the Editor

This week Danish soldiers arrived in Greenland to defend it from a threatened invasion by the United States military. Greenland is a self-governing constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark, a sovereign nation and a member of North American Treaty Organization, a long-standing military alliance, of which both Denmark and the United States are members. How much more insane do Trump’s unhinged narcissistic cravings have to get before Congress and the Senate use their power to stop the madness? Before Americans wake up? I leave a daily message for Ohio Congressman Rulli and ...

Disaster at Davos

Letters to the Editor

The President’s recent trip to Davos is the nail in the coffin for America’s alliances. His unhinged remarks confirm that he is wildly out of touch, mentally incompetent and likely well into dementia and sundowning. What are our spineless representatives in Congress and the Senate (Rulli, Moreno and Husted) doing about this situation? Absolutely nothing. What can we do as citizens when our politicians fail us? Band together and demand change before our alliances and all trust are completely shredded. 5Calls app on a mobile phone will help you contact our Congressman and our two ...

Do what you can to protect yourself and your family

Editorials

If it seems as though illness has been more prevalent in your school, church, office and other circles this winter, you’re not imagining things. According to Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, this year’s flu season has seen a stronger beginning than is typical. “You know, the typical pattern is that we see a relatively modest dip around the holidays, and then we see our major peak in mid-February,” he said, according to a report by WDTN. “What our data is showing us is that already, this year’s flu is having numbers that are consistently well above ...