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What it’s like to be the bad man

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: I believe it was the famous philosopher, Peter Townshend, who wrote the apt phrase, “Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” On Monday, Greg Bovino, who many have compared to Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler, was unceremoniously fired as U.S. Border Patrol commander-at-large. The comparison to Himmler, however, is inartful. Bovino is better likened to the other Heinrich, Gestapo Chief Heinrich Muller. Himmler oversaw the SS and Schutzsaffel — a broader portfolio, closer to a modern border czar. If anyone fits the Himmler role, it would be Tom Homan, the man ...

We had been warned

Local Columns

There are many things that you can say about the snowstorm that hit our area last weekend, but one you can’t is that no one told us it was coming Reports started to come in more than a week before that the potential existed for a major snow event the weekend of Jan. 24-25. Many of the predictions came from sources that didn’t seem to have much credibility, but some came from the meteorologists across the Tri-State Area who almost always advised that “the conditions are there, but it’s too early to know anything for sure.” Depending on where you live in the region, it’s ...

History in the Hills: A look back at WW I

Local Columns

I am very proud of all my children, especially my oldest son, Paulie. He is smart, compassionate and is growing into a fine young man. What’s gratifying to me, though, is that he is developing a genuine love for history. As a child of two historians, he has always been exposed to our past, either through TV shows, books, trips to historic sites or the constant chatter from my wife and I about what we remember from the past and how things have changed. He likes to tease us when we start a story with the phrase “well, back in my day …” A huge part of his interest in so many ...

Ohio’s energy driving investment

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Ohio’s natural gas and oil industries have continued to drive economic development in the Buckeye State. This means a flourishing job market and economy, funding for community infrastructure and energy reliability. Cleveland State University found that total upstream investments were up $615 million in the second half of 2024 when compared to the first half. These numbers reflect the continued growth of drilling activity, especially for oil-producing wells. Ohio’s shale-energy ‘drew’ in approximately $3.5 billion in fresh capital between July and ...

Guest column/Don’t import Europe’s failures: Fix U.S. drug pricing system

Local Columns

Millions of older Americans struggle every day to afford the medications they need. Too often, they make impossible choices: Splitting pills, skipping doses or forgoing prescriptions altogether because of the price. President Donald Trump recognizes the problem. His administration is weighing whether Medicare should cover GLP-1 medications for weight loss, a decision that could have major implications for access and cost. The White House has also recently worked with several pharmaceutical companies on voluntary “most favored nation” deals, which will secure more affordable ...

Guest column/How America buried asbestos victims in data gap

Local Columns

Between 1999 and 2017, Ohio recorded 12,697 asbestos-related deaths. That number includes 2,353 mesothelioma deaths and 996 asbestosis deaths. In Sandusky County alone, 104 people died from asbestos-related illness during that period. These deaths occurred in our lifetimes, in our communities, among our neighbors. Yet if you tried to find a comprehensive national registry tracking who was exposed to asbestos, where they worked, when the exposure occurred, and what health outcomes followed, you would find nothing. The United States maintains no national mesothelioma registry and no ...