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Carbon monoxide poisoning: The silent killer

EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was originally published March 21, 2020. Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, injuries and impairments that affect older adults. With this in mind, we at the local Visiting Angels office in Salem have created this series of articles to keep our older population and their families informed and to offer some practical advice for meeting the challenges faced by seniors and those who care for them. ...

China’s stranglehold on critical minerals is now a national crisis

In the 1970s, when OPEC halted oil shipments to the United States, Congress established a “Strategic Petroleum Reserve.” It was an emergency measure to stockpile oil against a future crisis. Now, 50 years later, the United States is building a new strategic reserve. With China repeatedly threatening to halt exports of rare earth metals, the Trump administration has launched “Project Vault”—a $12 billion plan to stockpile critical minerals ahead of potential shortages. Much like the 1970s oil reserve, this “vault” will store key metals and minerals to blunt future supply ...

Next frontier is building digital assets framework

Ohio has a long history of producing people who attempt what others insist cannot be done. When two bicycle mechanics from Dayton argued that human flight was possible, the response was fear — warnings about danger, disorder, and defying nature. When an Ohio inventor promoted electric light, critics predicted fires, chaos, and threats to public safety. History settled the argument anyway. Flight shrank the world, electricity powered modern life, and the warnings that once dominated debate now read like footnotes. The lesson is simple: caution matters, but fear disguised as prudence ...

When to see a podiatrist

Let’s face it — our feet sure take a beating over the years. For seniors, those daily miles really add up, and sometimes, trouble sneaks up before anyone notices. Ignoring those aches, odd tingles, or slow-healing wounds can land us in hot water faster than you’d think. So, when is it time to call up a podiatrist? Let’s break down the telltale signs, why foot care matters for seniors. Why Senior Foot Health Shouldn’t Take a Backseat Our feet are complex — 26 bones, 33 joints, and more than 100 muscles, tendons, and ligaments keep us moving. But as we age, circulation ...

DeWine regrets he signed sports gambling legislation

While Frank Sinatra sang about “regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention,” Mike DeWine was quick to mention his biggest regret during his seven years as governor: signing the bill to legalize sports gambling. In a 60-minute interview earlier this week, DeWine said: “On the negative side, I’ve been pretty open about saying that if I had to do it over again I would not have signed the gaming bill. I don’t think I fully appreciated how many millions of dollars these gaming companies would spend coming into the state of Ohio to get more and more people ...

Sizing up state election, most Democrats face uphill battles

Despite a history of losing in Ohio, Democrats say they are optimistic about this year’s election. A Democrat has not won an executive branch race for state office since a 2008 special election for attorney general. That came two years after Democrats had remarkable gains in the state, largely because of the unpopularity of the Republican brand, particularly George W. Bush, who was then the president. It was short-lived for Democrats with Republicans winning all the statewide races in 2010 with close contests for governor and attorney general. But except for Sherrod Brown in ...