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Opinion

Hoagland right choice in primary

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Why will I vote for Frank Hoagland in the May 5 Republican primary for the 96th Ohio House? It’s simple, he’s earned my vote by the work he did for Eastern Ohioans when we elected him to the Ohio Senate. As my senator, he got the job done right for me, for my family and ...

Trump chaos escalating

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: It appears, sadly, that President Donald J. Trump’s second term in the White House is primarily motivated by the grossly excessive ego gratification on his part, focusing, unquestionably, primarily on retribution against those whom he perceives as his political adversaries, ...

Guest column/Re-thinking private property rights, projects

Local Columns

As of Feb. 12, the Trump administration revoked the 2009 Endangerment Finding that classified carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and welfare. Trump and his EPA director Lee Zeldin declared climate change a “hoax.” If carbon dioxide is no ...

Guest column/Setting the record straight: Ohio is growing

Local Columns

Recent headlines have suggested that Ohio’s population is destined for long-term decline, citing projections from a state development report that rely heavily on birth and death rates. While those demographic trends matter, they tell only part of the story and overlook one of the most ...

We need to teach our children how to live

Local Columns

There is a quiet wisdom in the way a child watches the world. Their eyes are wide and not yet clouded by the cynicism of adulthood. Their hearts are constantly open, always believing in a way that most of us have forgotten how to do. Questions come tumbling out of their mouths like ...

Groups benefit from foundation

Editorials

Thanks to the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, 11 Ohio Valley nonprofit organizations are getting a financial boost to continue the good work they do in the community. Those organizations shared in more than $70,000 in Community Impact Grants that the CFOV distributed this week. ...