Editorials

Removing Chiefs’ Native American imagery

Like most Kansas Citians, we wish the best of luck Sunday to the Chiefs, who will compete in their second straight Super Bowl.The team...

Nation loses when dividers win

It was a surprise that U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced he would not seek re-election next year, and it was sad to learn about...

Editorial: Why wasn’t rampant fraud in Ohio’s federal pandemic jobless claims revealed earlier?

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted recently revealed — in answer to a reporter’s question — that of 1.4 million Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims filed...

Ohio can rein in the corrupting influence of dark money — if the legislature...

General Assembly members from both political parties know perfectly well what needs to be done about “dark money” in Ohio politics: Identify the people...

Google’s monopoly isn’t a game for newspapers

It is no secret that Google has secured a near monopoly in the search and local advertising world. However, the impact on newspapers hasn’t...

Gov. DeWine has fought COVID-19 with determination, but is hobbled by an archaic system

In 2020, Gov. Mike DeWine faced a foe neither he nor most of us were expecting — a global pandemic that brought economic devastation...

Throw out partisan politics to help people

For months, Americans’ pleas for Congress to give us more financial help in coping with COVID-19 fell on political ears–much worse than merely deaf...

Be grateful: The science of gratitude

What does it mean to be grateful?At its root, it’s a dual action, a combination of appreciating the good things in life and recognizing...

Union Township will miss Nancy Green

Nancy Ann Green passed away on Dec. 4, 2020. She served as fiscal officer for Union Township from 1996 until 2017, and it’s there...

Always something to be grateful for

What does it mean to be grateful?At its root, it’s a dual action, a combination of appreciating the good things in life and recognizing...