To the editor: Much has been said in recent days about the default, or Standard Service Offer (SSO) electric generation rate charged by our local utility, and FirstEnergy (FE) has taken shot after shot. FE’s rate change from 5.9 cents to 12.4 cents is in line with the other three electric ...
Today is Flag Day. Flag Day deserves the respect of each and every one of us. Especially during the always ongoing turbulent social times. After all, we are all Americans first and foremost. Some seem to forget that. Flag Day doesn’t carry the same clout as many holidays. It isn’t part of ...
As the folks in Washington, D.C., search for the perfect location for the headquarters of U.S. Space Command, Ohio’s economic development organizations have teamed up to remind the Biden administration that our state would be perfect for the job. Specifically, the group proposes ...
Anger and outrage are echoing throughout the Mahoning Valley — and all of Ohio, really — now that FirstEnergy has announced many utility users will see their rates doubling. Indeed, those rumblings are warranted. Starting June 1, FirstEnergy default customers — those who purchase ...
When Gov. Mike DeWine spoke to the Ohio Business Roundtable this past Monday, he was promoting his proposed budget items of course, but also making some important points about the future of work in the state. The large employers we hope to continue to attract will need well-qualified ...
Turnout for nonpresidential elections is usually poor, but those who come out for August special elections take that percentage to a new level of bad. Last year’s August special primary election for state legislative seats became necessary after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the Ohio ...