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Mid-Ohio Valley knows how to help when disaster strikes

Editorials

“We are very fortunate we live in a community that works together and helps each other out,” Wood County Commissioner Jimmy Colombo said Monday morning, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze at the Peoples Cartage facility. First responders from agencies across the Mid-Ohio Valley were on scene to support those trying to contain the fire — which, as of this writing, is contained, but will take days to extinguish. Many questions remain unanswered, but those answers will come in time. Meanwhile, we know for certain there is support coming from across the valley and ...

DeWine must strike 'success sequence' attempt

Editorials

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has shown a willingness to use his veto power when the need arises. He’s not shy about that. It seems as though legislators quietly handed him another opportunity last month, as they passed Senate Bill 276, which includes new requirements for public school districts to teach the incredibly flawed “success sequence.” Most public school students grow up being taught they can dream big, be anything they want to be, work hard and aim high ... you remember the schpiel. But counteracting that, unless DeWine acts, will be a requirement that students also be told ...

Cracking the Code: A time to celebrate

Business

In 2000 we had a new millennium — an event that only happens every 1,000 years. A time for celebration, almost. Do you remember Y2K? Because of a possible computer glitch, we were told our power could go off. Airplanes could fall from the sky, and other terrible things would happen to worry about. Companies had teams working for months to make sure bad things didn’t happen. It took some of the fun out of the celebration and replaced it with worry. Lynnda and I stayed home on New Year's Eve just in case. Two of our three children and their spouses came home for New Years. Our kids and ...

MOV Climate Corner: The Cost of Forgetting

Local Columns

As America prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we have an opportunity to reflect not only on how far we've come, but on how we got here. The anniversary should be more than a celebration of our founding. It should be a reminder that America's greatest achievements have come from our willingness to learn—from history, from science, and from one another. We cannot sustain democracy without history. We cannot address climate change without science. Both democracy and science depend on the same thing: knowledge accumulated over generations. ...

The Way I See It: Fourth celebrations have always been a blast

Local Columns

The celebration of Independence Day in the area has always been a mid-summer chance for area families to take a break and perhaps reflect on the freedoms that we take for granted. Add in a few pyrotechnics and perhaps a hot dog or two and you have a pretty good day in my book. It has ...

Live up to hope founders had for us

Editorials

As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in red, white and blue and surrounded by flags and fireworks, it is easy to forget how we got here and why we are free to celebrate as flamboyantly as we’d like. Richard Henry Lee made the motion to declare independence in June 1776, but not ...