It’s now been more than seven months since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine. By now everyone in Ohio and around the country knows the devastation the company’s negligence has caused in that small, tight-knit community in Columbiana County. After the disaster, Norfolk Southern made a lot of big promises to Ohioans. More […]
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Opinion columns written by staff or submitted to Richland Source from the community.
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LaRose: Parents, not teacher’s unions, should choose what’s best for their children
The great hope held by previous generations of Americans is that their offspring will grow to be better off than themselves in a meritocracy that rewards effort and hard work. It’s the same hope Lauren and I have for our three girls. But today that hope is hanging on by a thread, compromised by a […]
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Jordan: Committees open inquiry into efforts to smear & prosecute IRS whistleblowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding information about any attempts by Hunter Biden’s legal team to pressure the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute IRS agents Gary […]
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Ohio delegation demands transparency on renaming of Wayne National Forest
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Troy Balderson (OH-12), Bill Johnson (OH-6), and Brad Wenstrup (OH-2) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore raising concerns over the recently announced plan to change the name of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The forest, […]
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LaRose: Brown stands in way of small-town Ohio
EDITOR’S NOTE: This op/ed piece was authored by Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, in response to this column by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). LaRose is a GOP U.S. Sen. candidate in Ohio. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved going to the county fair. The rides, the food, the animals. It’s like […]
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Vance: U.S. can’t afford to auction off its industrial base
At 600 Grant St. in Pittsburgh stands the tallest building in Appalachia. The 64-story U.S. Steel Tower, containing more than 44,000 tons of structural steel and barricaded by massive steel columns, symbolizes the Steel City and its industry. That structure dominates the Pittsburgh skyline, but its eponymous tenant no longer dominates the building. A regional […]
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Vance: Time is now to expand Utica Shale usage
In a time of grinding inflation, increasing energy costs and continuing global instability, we Ohioans are lucky to live on top of the Utica Shale oil and gas basin. Stretching across Appalachian Ohio and into our neighboring states, the Utica Shale is a vast, underground reserve of energy containing an estimated 38 trillion cubic feet […]
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OPINION: LaRose calls Trump’s arrest “anti-American”
COLUMBUS — United States Senate candidate Frank LaRose issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s arrest this week in Georgia: “As the chief elections officer of a major battleground state, I believe all candidates have a right to ensure that every legal vote is cast and counted, and they’re entitled to due process if they […]
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COLUMN: Sherrod Brown standing up for small town Ohio
You shouldn’t have to live in a big city or a wealthy suburb to have good job opportunities, quality healthcare, high-speed internet, or a great education for your kids. Ohio deserves better. Today, though, opportunity is arriving in places too long overlooked by corporate America, and too long ignored by both political parties. And much of […]
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OPINION: Sen. Vance opposes name change of Wayne National Forest
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service is proposing to change the name of the Wayne National Forest to the Buckeye National Forest. The effort comes in response to requests from American Indian Tribes and local community members. U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) is among those opposing this name change. The forest was originally […]