If you’ve been wondering whether Ohio’s unemployment situation is in the COVID-19 recovery phase, bear in mind the Ohio Controlling Board this week approved more than $11 million for the state Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) to contract a Washington, D.C., customer service ...
Ohio has once again made news worldwide. Last Friday the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced a COVID-positive white-tailed deer was found in Ohio. These are the first deer confirmed with COVID in the world. And apparently, they are in our own ...
President Joe Biden’s uninspired and passionless address in response to last Thursday’s horrific attack in Afghanistan — an attack that killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 100 civilians — likely didn’t leave those responsible concerned. In a largely monotone response, in ...
It seems more studies are confirming what we already knew regarding the toll taken on our collective mental well-being during the pandemic. An Ohio State University study of adolescent males showed worsened mental health between March and June 2020, including 32 percent reporting worsened ...
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Last week, Ohio State President Kristina Johnson announced students, faculty and staff must be vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15 and a second dose by Nov. 15. OSU’s website says beginning in Spring 2022, students who don’t get vaccinated won’t be able to ...
As Ohio sprints to meet fast-approaching deadlines for redrawing its state and federal legislative districts, the stench of Elbridge Gerry must not waft its way into the process. Gerry reigns as the father of gerrymandering. As governor of Massachusetts, he signed a bill in 1812 that created a ...
As teachers, administrators and families tackled the monumental task of switching to remote learning last year, the learning curve was steep. Suddenly, the way things had always been done was just not going to cut it, and teachers who had relatively little training in interacting with their ...
It wasn’t long ago when a “public meeting” of the city council or state legislature meant the general public could show up to watch and, quite often, speak about proposals and perceived problems. Then the coronavirus pandemic ended that in many places, altering the way Ohioans and ...
It’s no secret that a little outdoor activity can work wonders in terms of our mental and physical wellbeing. Given the resurgence of COVID-19 and its variants, it may be safer to seek recreational opportunities outside as well. College students, like all of us, have just experienced a very ...