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Cities and counties around Ohio have led the country in declaring racism a public health crisis.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This editorial first appeared in Barron's.
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CINCINNATI – This week the CDC released preliminary data from 2019 which shows that there were 70,980 reported deaths from overdoses in 2019, …
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This press release was issued by the office of Congressman Troy Balderson (R-Ohio)
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This pandemic has been the Great Revealer. It’s exposing so many inequities in our society, and it’s affecting nearly every aspect of our lives.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is urging residents to register and to vote on Nov. 3. He is also issuing a call for needed poll workers.
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The 2020 census is underway and our efforts to count every single Ohioan will not stop because of the pandemic. Ohioans can respond to the cen…
Letters To The Editor
As Americans put collective hands to our mouths while watching the death of George Floyd, hot tears filled our eyes and groans escaped our lips.
Letters To The Editor
Underwater I can’t breathe. It’s only a matter of time before my lungs, then my heart and ultimately my brain stop functioning.
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People all around our state and our country are calling for meaningful change in our justice system.
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COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has invited Ohioans to share their ideas for law enforcement reforms in a new Facebook group starte…
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The peaceful protests around our state and throughout our country are an expression of fear, grief, frustration, and anger.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) released a statement Monday in light of the protests taking place in Ohio and across the …
Letters To The Editor
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Dr. Martin Luther King
Letters To The Editor
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ron Moton Sr., the author of this letter to the editor, was elected president of the Mansfield chapter of the National Associat…
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On Memorial Day, we honored the servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. All our servicemembers and veterans have put t…
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COLUMBUS — Congressman Troy Balderson released the following statement regarding incidents that occurred Thursday night in Columbus.
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At this time of year, thousands of Ohio students would normally be walking across stages in auditoriums, gyms and arenas to proudly accept the…
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The Book of John tells us that “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” So as we celebrate Memorial…