Columns

Protection from drug price gouging

For too many Ohioans, prescription drug prices are rising dramatically – as much as 1,000 percent for some drugs.And the reason for these increases...

Protection from pain of Obamacare

Ohio is the proud home to over 900,000 small businesses. They are the vast majority of businesses in Ohio and create two out of...

Taxes and budgets, budgets and taxes

Okay. Take a deep breath. Now, let out a heavy sigh.Like it or not, the season is upon us: It is the season for...

Sometimes, frankly, you strike out

It’s difficult for those who grew up playing on rusty, jagged playground slides that either melted young legs into the sun-heated metal or threw...

Small business growth critical for Ohio

Throughout the many towns and villages of the 91st Ohio House District, I think we all see every day the importance of small businesses....

Sampling for Soybean Cyst Nematode

Harvest keeps moving right along and I keep hearing really good yields from across the county for both soybean and corn. It is not...

Charter schools: Ohio’s embarrassment

As Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger touted on the editorial page of this newspaper last Saturday, the Ohio House and Senate have approved a...

Remember that you are never alone

Death is something we all face at some point in our lives. As a hospice chaplain, I see a lot of people in their...

Working to combat opiate abuse

I sincerely hope the readers of this column have never been impacted by, or witness to, the utter destruction caused by drug abuse. The...

Charter school reforms head to governor

I firmly believe in families and parents having a broad range of options when it comes to choosing the right educational setting for their...