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Editorials

Expanded training important component

Gov. Mike DeWine is thinking outside the box when it comes to learning from the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine — give him credit for that. He announced Wednesday the company has agreed to his idea to expand and improve training for first responders and will develop a new ...

Sunshine Week has big message

Sunday marks the start of the annual Sunshine Week. It’s about openness in government, not just about press relations, though it’s often the institutionalized journalist who’s on the front lines of records requests and preventing illegal closed-door meetings of public bodies. ...

Good time to check detectors

Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. Sunday, when we move our clocks ahead one hour. While that means we will have an extra hour of sunshine to enjoy outdoor activities, it also represents one of the two good times during the year to follow a routine of checking batteries in your smoke and ...

Jordan should stop crusade

Mimicking the misguided behavior of some in our state capitals who have decided to put backward-looking socio-cultural priorities ahead of doing the work that will lift and serve everyone, a few in Washington, D.C., have gotten into the act. This week, U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was among ...

Railroad’s plan deserves scrutiny

It must have been a bit awkward for Norfolk Southern Corp. officials Monday morning to announce a six-point safety plan that included improvements in detecting problems that could lead to derailments. After all, for the second time in just over a month, the railroad company was dealing with a ...

Vexatious litigators should be punished

Most of us understand frequent lawsuit filers can be a public nuisance, gumming up the works and wasting the court’s time, all for the sake of being a fly in the ointment for individuals, businesses or local government. But more than 20 years ago, Ohio put in place a law that allows courts to ...