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Editorials

Xylazine offers latest dangers

It is breathtaking to watch the manner in which the substance abuse epidemic in our region continues to evolve. Just last month, officials in Gallia County in Southeastern Ohio, warned a growing danger has reared its head — Xylazine. The powerful veterinary sedative, which is, of course, not ...

Public should be able to speak

A group of Ohio lawmakers believes public bodies within the state should be required to allow public comment before decisions are made. It may come as a surprise to you that is not already the case, but state law requires only that the public be allowed to attend or listen to meetings. House ...

Water quality must be priority

Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period to Jan. 16 as it considers fast-tracking a general wastewater permit for new data centers in the Buckeye State. Right now, the state EPA’s draft permit includes “a lowering of water quality of various waters ...

Rulli, Husted seeking answers

Ohio’s elected representatives in Washington, D.C., are doing their best to understand and overcome a bizarre federal decision to suspend the state’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership award. U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, along with U.S. Reps. Max ...

Trades offer opportunities

Those who have the opportunity to spend time with younger family members over this holiday break may be tempted to ask questions such as “What do you want to be when you grow up?” or “What are you studying in college?” A growing number of employers are hoping the answer to that ...

Lawmakers, parents must protect children

A Pew Research Center study shows approximately 20 percent of teenagers report social media has damaged their mental health. Interacting with online platforms (this includes video games and chats) can create a host of ways for young people to endanger not just their mental health, but their ...