Opinion

COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Tuesday joined with the Ohio Children’s Hospitals Association in a direct appeal to school superintendents to require masks for staff and students during the current surge of the coronavirus. The plea was made during a virtual meeting with superintendents and the clinical leadership from six Ohio children’s hospitals including […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) questioned Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden administration’s rushed and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of 13 American service members – including Ohio-native Navy Fleet Marine Force Hospital Corpsman Max Soviak. A transcript […]

Our grandparents built it – but we haven’t maintained it. Our roads, our airports, and our bridges are crumbling. Our transit technology is outdated. We have lead in too many pipes and too many communities are still without broadband.  We are about to change that, with the bipartisan infrastructure plan the Senate passed in August. […]

It’s hard to imagine what started as a normal day in September would end in devastation, loss and a nation glued to their televisions watching countless replays of the attack — frozen in fear of what could happen next. Not since Pearl Harbor had our nation seen the evils and tragedies of war firsthand. We […]

Your community needs your help! For the first time, the local health systems across Ashland, Richland, and Crawford counties are coming together to ask for your help. With the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, our hospitals, emergency departments, and urgent cares are seeing record numbers of patients. Many of the patients requiring hospitalization are experiencing […]

COLUMBUS – Madison Local and Lucas Local School Districts are among 89 school districts, including the state’s largest, Columbus City Schools, that have passed resolutions to join Vouchers Hurt Ohio and the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy in School Funding to sue the state to fix the unconstitutional private school EdChoice voucher program, according […]

Each year on Labor Day, we honor the workers who built this country, and who continue to power our economy today. American workers are our greatest asset and the engine behind our nation’s success. This year, we particularly thank all of the essential workers who have supported our state and our country through this pandemic, […]

Labor Day is an opportunity to celebrate the impact that workers in every industry have on our ability to provide products, services, and technology to advance our nation. OhioHealth is the largest employer in our area, and that holds special meaning for me – especially now as we enter our fourth surge in this pandemic. […]