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Expanding the reach of the new Child Care Cred Program

Editorials

For many families, finding affordable child care is one of the bigger obstacles to being able to be full participants in the workforce. Sometimes it just makes more sense for a parent to stay home with the kids than to go out into a job that perhaps doesn’t even cover the costs of child care. With the launch of Ohio’s Child Care Cred Program, funding is now available for a program that helps split the child care burden. “Ensuring a stable workforce for Ohio’s growing economy encourages us to support our working families,” said state Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster. “By ...

Poor gun ownership and its risks

Editorials

A person does not have to be a gun safety reform extremist to understand there are simply certain rules a person must follow in their own home (or for themselves, if they have carry permits) if they are to be responsible gun owners. Sadly, it is all too common for us to read of tragedies that resulted from irresponsible gun ownership, and get a reminder to do the right thing. On Monday, a 3-year-old boy in Columbus died after unintentionally shooting himself with a handgun that had allegedly been brought to the apartment where he and his mother lived. WBNS reported the victim’s ...

The importance of school boards

Editorials

Local school boards are vital to a community because they are the governing body of a school district. They are the link between the school system and the public. Local School Boards set district goals, oversee personnel, manage all financial assets, and have oversight of approved curriculum. They provide a forum for public input into the educational process and are the ones who support community standards and, as such, are held accountable for their decisions. The quality of a local school district can significantly impact the value of homes in the area, which in turn affects local ...

Don’t be a sleeping sheep

Letters to the Editor

The Great American Democratic Experiment is dead after 249 years. The USA has concentration camps in various states. Innocents die. National Guard, Army and masked ICE agents are terrorizing our citizens in various cities. Innocents die. Corporations and universities are being taken over with Gestapo tactics. Innocents suffer. Hundreds of thousands of children are dying world wide in too many countries to count (Sudan, Congo, Gaza) because of heartless and criminal violations of international law. People are being murdered off the coast of Venezuela because the “stable ...

First Amendment rights are non-negotiable

Editorials

Freedom of speech is on a lot of minds these days — even Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, who spoke at the state Department of Higher Education’s Trustees Conference recently. According to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal, DeWine felt it important to remind policymakers on college campuses that an environment in which people are comfortable speaking freely is essential. His remarks were inspired, of course, by the killing of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, though he noted the notion of whether Kirk’s death could have been prevented was a security issue, not a speech issue. “I’m ...

Response to Injection Well Letter

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: On Sept. 19, you ran a letter from a Mr. John Fortney regarding Marietta City Council’s desire to see something done about any more injection wells being forced on the citizens of Washington County. I want to clarify what is at stake in this discussion. Marietta City Council’s concern is — and always will be — the safety and well-being of the people who live here. The CITIZENS are who we work for. Not special interests. I might question who Mr. Fortney, a resident of Columbus, and Communications Director for the Ohio Senate Majority Caucus, is actually speaking ...