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Opinion

Offering a safe place for babies

Editorials

In a state where so many political figures make a big show about how much they care about babies, some communities are walking the walk and providing an important option for desperate parents with nowhere else to turn. Last year, Lebanon installed a Safe Haven Baby Box at one of its fire ...

Park investment a plus in Weirton

Editorials

In one of the final acts of the current administration, Weirton City Council on Monday approved an allotment of $350,000 to put toward completion of a new restroom facility at Marland Heights Park, with options to fund improvements at the Brookline Street playground and possibly some other ...

What happened to sportsmanship?

Editorials

Now that the dust has settled, responsible adults have a duty to look back on what we witnessed during college football’s rivalry week and understand it was all part of a larger and very disturbing trend that needs to be reversed. The Atlantic Coast Conference fined four of its schools — ...

Ohio’s elections set standard for nation

Editorials

On Dec. 2, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose certified the official results of the Nov. 5 general election. In doing so, he noted voter turnout was the second-highest on record in Ohio (the 2020 general election was the highest.) With voter participation at 71.7 percent — there were ...

Manchin has earned thanks and respect

Editorials

Last week West Virginia prepared for the end of an era, as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin gave his final speech on the floor of the Senate after having devoted his life to serving the state’s residents for more than 40 years. Manchin has been a stalwart for the Mountain State, at all levels — the ...

Sharing holiday spirit

Local Columns

If you don’t think 10 years can make a big difference, all you have to do is to take a look at downtown Steubenville. There have been a lot of changes in the past decade, and many of them have been driven by the excitement generated around the Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Christmas ...