Mike DeWine: Extending Ohio’s foster care to age 21
Parents prepare their children for independence by teaching them life skills that will help them make good decisions as adults. Many children, however, have...
Mariann Main: Some thoughts on the Delaware County Fair, Little Brown Jug
Everyone has character faults. I am no exception. Supposedly, being a “worrier” is in the Main family DNA. Maybe that is why there are...
David Hejmanowski: Is bridge a sport? Some think so
“We are sick of being told that what we do is less important because we don’t sweat enough.”— Ian Payn, vice chairmanEnglish Bridge Union“The...
55 years of presidential debates
“The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.”— Richard M. Nixon“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.”— John...
Mariann Main: A contrast in small Ohio towns
The Buckeye State is a study of contrasts. This gamut includes large-city cosmopolitan chic versus pristine Ohio farmlands. Beautiful summers are the pay-off for...
Maureen O’Connor: Make your judicial vote count
As the voting patterns were analyzed after the Nov. 6, 2012 general election, one thing became clear: a lot of Cuyahoga County voters who...
Buckeyes’ win over Virginia Tech left me a little unsettled
Since when did the college football season begin Labor Day weekend? Once distinctive events are now starting earlier and intertwining more.Forget that it is...
14 years later, 9/11 lawsuits continue
“We pledge that we will never forget their sacrifice.”— President George W. Bush“If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life...
Mediating record requests
Ohio’s Public Records Act was enacted in 1963 to promote open, transparent government through orderly access to public records. However, disputes sometimes arise when...
‘Join the Voices for Recovery’
The prevalence of mental health and/or substance use disorders is high. Nearly one out of every five adults in the United States, about 43.8...
