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This Ohio business is one to cheer on

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Ohio’s diversifying economy includes a new addition that can help tackle challenges ranging from environmental concerns to avoiding dependence on foreign companies. Nth Cycle in Fairfield will extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material to reduce reliance on open pit mining, avoid those same materials being dumped in landfills and avoid having to send the materials overseas for refining. Almost all of us are dependent on materials such as nickel and cobalt because of our use of lithium ion batteries. Nth Cycle builds systems that yield nickel and cobalt from a form of shredded ...

Ballot drop boxes are targeted once again

Columns

After a federal judge ruled a state law violated the voting rights of those with disabilities, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose again went after ballot drop boxes outside county boards of elections. LaRose, a Republican, issued a directive to county boards of elections requiring them to get signatures on attestations from those dropping off ballots for others in response to the federal decision that the state violated the Voting Rights Act by restricting who could return absentee ballots for those with disabilities. That means that a person who under state law is permitted to put a ...

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month observed in September

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As we enter Suicide Prevention Awareness Month this September, we extend a heartfelt message of support, compassion, and hope. This is a time for us all to come together, raise awareness, and demonstrate that no one has to face their struggles alone. Let us use this month as an opportunity to engage in open conversations about mental health, to offer our support to those in need, and to work towards preventing suicides in our community. Together, we can make a difference. In honor of World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday, Sept. 10, we invite you to participate in our special event: ...

Is ‘The Silicon Heartland’ taking a shot to the gut?

Editorials

It’s getting harder and harder to be excited about new economic development announcements in Ohio, as the ones already on the table seem to be dropping off at an alarming rate. Intel’s One Ohio project may now be even closer to that edge. According to a report by WCMH, there are rumbles that Intel may be considering how to handle its computer chip manufacturing arm, as part of cost-cutting efforts. Intel has already said it is planning to lay off 15% of its global workforce, suspend its stock dividends program — and the company reported $1.6 billion in losses during its July ...

Drunk driving results in more senseless deaths

Editorials

They were brothers, sons, husbands and fathers, and they are gone far too soon because someone apparently decided to drink and drive. Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matt should have stood with their sister Katie at her wedding Friday in Philadelphia. Instead, what was supposed to be a joyful weekend for the Gaudreau family became the beginning of an unimaginable tragedy that has left the family grief-stricken and shattered. A suspected drunken driver ran down the Gaudreau brothers from behind — killing both of them — as they rode bicycles not far from the family home in Oldmans ...

Life expectancies in Ohio among shortest in nation

Editorials

For many Ohio residents, our choice to live here comes down to it simply being home. We’re here because we want to live here. But data released recently by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Ohio residents are not living as long as residents of most other states. Ohio has the 12th shortest life expectancy in the country, based on 2021 data. Here the average lifespan is 74.5 years (77.5 years for women and 71.7 years for men). The national average is 76.4 years (79.3 for women and 73.5 for men). So what is shortening our lives, here in this state we love? Well, ...