Mariah’s Version When I was a kid, I loved watching Phoenix Suns basketball with my dad. He always encouraged my interests in athletics. When I started playing soccer, he showed up to every game. When I got the fastest time in the 50-meter dash at school, he cheered me on. And, when I showed an […]
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COLUMN: Sen. Brown working to prevent Ohio power outages & protect Ohio jobs
This time of year Ohioans know all too well how important reliable electricity is. When storms knock out transformers and power lines, it takes too many communities too long to get the power back on. One big reason is often delays in getting new transformers – the metal boxes on power line poles. Transformers are […]
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LaRose: Ohio farmers hammered by green energy subsidies
EDITOR’S NOTE: Frank LaRose is Ohio’s Secretary of State and a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate In 2012, Ohio farmer David Brandt became internet famous for his phrase “It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.” Those of us who have been around the agriculture community know the truth behind the clip; agriculture is honest work […]
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Vance: Ireland’s censorship movement is cause for concern
U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) sent a letter Tuesday to Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason expressing strong concerns about legislation that would undermine Irish citizens’ freedom of speech. Vance has raised questions for lawmakers in Ireland, who are proposing a bill that could jail citizens for merely possessing material that criticizes certain protected characteristics, like […]
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LaRose: We must stop the Chinese Communist Party invasion
As we face an invasion on our southern border, there is an invasion nearly as threatening happening in our own backyards. Our world is more dangerous thanks to weak leadership from President Joe Biden and Senator Sherrod Brown. While those two play geopolitical checkers, China is playing a sophisticated game of chess, waging an asymmetric […]
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Column: The names of Bob Whitney and Lexington will forever be linked
LEXINGTON — The life of Bob Whitney was a balanced numeric equation. Bob Whitney was Lexington. Lexington was Bob Whitney. Lexington created Bob Whitney. Bob Whitney helped make Lexington what is is today. For more than six decades, you could not have one without the other. And it’s hard to believe, that as of late […]
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Column: Lexington super sophomores come of age against talented Shelby team
LEXINGTON — This unbeaten Lexington basketball team, laden with five sophomores, may one day win games that rival any victories in the program’s storied history. If that day does come — and there are no guarantees in life (or high school sports) — a 61-57 win on Saturday against a talented and experienced Shelby team […]
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Here’s Richland Source’s biggest education stories of 2023
MANSFIELD — Three years ago, I asked my boss if I could switch beats. I started my tenure at Richland Source as the business reporter. I got to tell a lot of great stories and meet passionate entrepreneurs from across the county. It was a great gig. But when the role of education reporter opened […]
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Sherrod Brown: Protecting Ohioans from fentanyl trafficking
Our local law enforcement officers are on the front lines of the fentanyl crisis. They know all too well the toll it’s taking on communities across our state. One of the best ways we can support Ohio law enforcement is to stop fentanyl at its source, before it enters the country and before it reaches […]
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Brown posthumously presents Congressional Gold Medal to Indians’ Doby
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored Larry Doby on Wednesday, the first African American to play in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The honor was for Doby’s career and contributions to the American Civil Rights Movement. Brown successfully fought to pass […]