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Don’t push debit cards on students
July 6, 2012 Millions of college and university students in the United States are pushed into arrangements whereby at least some of their financial aid is paid out via debit cards, not checks they can deposit... more »»
Medicaid decision must be based on reality
July 5, 2012 It will take weeks, perhaps months, to determine all the ramifications of last Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding much of the national health care law. more »»
Celebrate — and recommit — to our freedoms
July 3, 2012 Tomorrow isn’t just a date on a calendar. It is the Fourth of July — America’s Independence Day — and we fervently hope Americans use the occasion to really think about what that means. more »»
Predators should be kept out of virtual playground
July 2, 2012 Many states have laws intended to limit predators’ ability to use the Internet to victimize children. Indiana’s has the American Civil Liberties Union upset. more »»
Delayed until after election? No chance
June 29, 2012 So much for the claim that putting off much of the impact of the health care reform act until 2013 or later would keep it from being an election issue in 2012. more »»
Battle tobacco use with education, not orders
June 28, 2012 Campus-wide bans on use of tobacco are being enacted or considered by as many as half of all colleges nationwide, according to a report by The Associated Press. more »»
Child abuse could’ve been prevented
June 27, 2012 No one will ever know how many children have suffered needlessly because adults decided it was less important to protect them than to avoid the taint of scandal at a school, church or other... more »»
Special counsel should search for leaks
June 26, 2012 Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., is right: an independent counsel should be named to investigate national security leaks that may have come from the White House. more »»
Emphasis on reading skills needs more $$
June 22, 2012 Children who don’t learn to read at an early age often lag behind their peers throughout school. more »»
Without money to borrow, partisan rancor will rise
June 21, 2012 You’ve probably heard or read, perhaps even surmised for yourself, that partisanship is on the rise in Washington. more »»
Caution calls for saving surpluses
June 20, 2012 As tax revenues in many states begin to grow, governors and lawmakers face a choice in allocating the unexpected funds. States may find paying off debt would be the best use for surplus fund. more »»
Working together, gov’t can be more efficient
June 19, 2012 Misguided ideas of turf protection — and very concrete thoughts of job security — have prevented many local governments and school districts in Ohio from cooperating. more »»
Sweet deal for growers, not for rest of us
June 18, 2012 Critics of a law virtually guaranteeing U.S. sugar cane and sugar beet growers do not have to worry about foreign competition point out it is costly to American consumer. more »»
Defeat medical tax measure
June 15, 2012 As Americans wait to learn whether the Supreme Court will strike down the keystone of the national health care law, some members of Congress are attempting to dismantle other provisions that will, i... more »»
Trade cheaters must be punished
June 14, 2012 Unfair trade practices by other countries have been a plague on the U.S. steel industry for decades. more »»
Keep outrage breathing
June 13, 2012 Some officials at the U.S. General Services Administration seem to think piling outrage upon outrage is the appropriate response to scandal. more »»
Standards needed at schools for at-risk youth
June 11, 2012 Among the toughest challenges in education is keeping at-risk youngsters from dropping out of school. more »»
Fixes to exotic pet regulations welcome
June 8, 2012 Many concerns still exist regarding Ohio’s new limits on ownership of exotic animals — but it is good the state finally has such a law. Go. more »»
More must be done to combat cybercrime
June 7, 2012 Ohio is a center for cybercrime, yet state efforts to counter it are measured in kilobytes, not the gigabytes necessary to combat the problem. more »» |
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