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Editorials

Ohio Homeland Security is taking “see something, say something” to the next level with the launch of the Safeguard Ohio app for gathering information. It is meant to encourage users to provide information that will help law enforcement investigate suspicious activity. Bells and whistles include the ability to upload video, audio and photos — all while the tipster remains anonymous. “Events that threaten the safety of Ohioans can be hard to predict, but they can be prevented with help from timely, detailed tips from the public,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “This new app ...

It is hard to imagine a world without the internet

Local Columns

The internet, the interconnected world-wide network of computers that includes websites, apps and devices, has become such an integral part of our lives that it is hard to imagine life without it. Most people feel as though it has improved their lives. It has made life more convenient. Better though, is debatable. Were things better pre-internet? We can’t, of course, put the genie back in the bottle, but let’s look at some of the things that have changed our culture. Maps. People once used giant sheets of paper with lines that were symbolic of roads. They used these ancient ...

God’s guaranteed income

Local Columns

By Mark Wilmoth Kelsey Piper, a well-respected Stanford grad who is appreciated in liberal circles because of her consistent emphasis on effective altruism and her association with publications like Vox and The Argument, recently raised eyebrows when she published a column headed “Giving People Money Helped Less Than I Thought It Would.” In the column, Piper laments the failure of a liberal tenet: Guaranteed Basic Income. Piper, like many on the left, once believed that those in crisis – single moms, the homeless and families struggling with poverty – would be able to turn their ...

Et tu, Rufus?

Local Columns

Ohio State plays Ohio University this Saturday. A heated in-state rivalry? Not really. It’s a “warm-up” game for OSU which is heavily favored. The last game was September 18, 2010. OSU won 43-7, but an unexpected game day event captured all the attention. Last Sunday’s (9/7/2025) ...

Make wise decisions in the woods this year

Editorials

Southeast Ohio is facing the largest outbreak in the region’s confirmed cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer. An Ohio Division of Wildlife deer biologist told The Columbus Dispatch this year’s outbreak is the largest he has seen in his career, and that hundreds of dead or sick deer have been reported in Athens, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble and Washington counties. Mid-Ohio Valley counties in West Virginia have been affected, too. That will mean deer hunters will have to think a little differently about their trips. Pre-season scouts in West Virginia have reported seeing ...

Fall lawn care

Home and Garden

By J.J. Barrett Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Unfortunately, we have hit a dry spell throughout the last six weeks here in the Valley. Hopefully we get some rain in the next few weeks as we near the end of the growing season. When you clean up the garden, it is a good idea ...