Standing up for coal miners
A century ago, coal miners would take canaries in birdcages down into the mines with them. Those birds served as workers’ only warning against...
Better skills, better jobs for Ohioans
America is better off when we are making things. We have a powerful service economy, but the backbone of our greatness has always been...
Fund public education, not charter schools
Earlier this year, at a national education conference in Denver, Ohio’s $1 billion charter-school system came under fire, with criticism coming from a whole...
Say what you mean with words and actions
We were driving home from dinner at Damon’s on Sunday evening. It was a fairly late, dark night on Locust Street. Traffic was light....
Uber news great for job seekers, consumers
I was thrilled to be part of a recent announcement at the Statehouse that takes another step toward providing job opportunities and financial flexibility...
We must conquer our own demons
As I pen this column tonight, the details surrounding the tragic mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in the small Oregon town of Roseburg...
Don’t let fear of death paralyze you
Broadly speaking, each of us is dying; death is inevitable for the mortal creatures we are. Our mortality can be an important thing to...
Taxing pro athlete who wasn’t in Ohio
On Sunday, November 30, 2008, more than 72,000 souls packed FirstEnergy Stadium to watch the Indianapolis Colts defeat the Cleveland Browns 10-6. One person...
The easy way to beat Donald Trump
Members of the Republican establishment are beginning to worry. Their grasp on power is slipping like sand through a child’s fingers as they desperately...
Law and border in America
How many wars can we fight?Our presidential candidates demand “stronger action” against both illegal immigration and illegal drugs. But those goals conflict. The War...
