Opinion and Editorial

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Yes, Virginia, NE Ohio is a manufacturing hub

Editorial: True or False? Manufacturing remains a productive, viable and growing segment of the economy of the


A presidential race like no other

Opinion: There is no point denying or sugar-coating the plain fact that the voters this election year face a


Suicide a reality among children

Opinion: By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune When a child under 10 committed suicide in central Ohio a few


Why my players and I took a knee

Opinion: By Preston Brown The Philadelphia Inquirer On Sept. 10, I took a knee when the national anthem


Opioid-industry influence needs probe by Congress

Editorial: An exhaustive, revealing two-part investigative series by the Associated Press and The Center for


Wanton killing of dolphins

Opinion: By John Di Leonardo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Anyone who has picked up a


Marines seeking to expel officer who was attempting to save lives in corruption-ridden Afghanistan

Opinion: By Sarah Chayes Los Angeles Times In the decade I lived and worked in Afghanistan, from 2002


Weekend attacks show US matures in anti-terror fight

Editorial: Readings on this nation’s terror thermometer surged over the weekend as a series of frightening


Trump’s praise for Putin reveals dangers of his potential presidency

Opinion: A vacation on Ireland’s west coast should have provided relief from the depressing realities of the


Clinton’s health is news

Opinion: By Jay Ambrose Tribune News Service The people asking questions about Hillary Clinton’s health


Charter schools in Ohio get needed fed oversight

Editorial: After squandering $30 million from the federal government, Ohio’s politically influential charter


America must never let diversity upstage unity

Opinion: America must never let diversity upstage unity In our country for many years now, diversity has


Muslims benefit America

Opinion: By Ekram Haque The Dallas Morning News What would the U.S. be like under Donald Trump’s plan to


Closer look at report cards reveals long-term value

Editorial: In the span of one academic year, can it be that Ohio’s 615 public school districts managed to


Secrecy continues to shroud public pensions

Opinion: State law exempts public pension payments from Ohio’s public records laws.