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Oliver Buchannon
Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: The World Cup, Food, Fun, and Everybody Is Getting Along

Jun 18, 2026

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EDITORIAL: The World Cup, Food, Fun, and Everybody Is Getting Along

Something strange and wonderful is happening. The world showed up for the World Cup, and it turns out the world kind of loves us.

Pennant Editorial Staff
Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: The Summer Job Worth Saving

Jun 17, 2026

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EDITORIAL: The Summer Job Worth Saving

Teen summer hiring is on pace for its worst year since 1948. For kids who can't trade a part-time job for a summer internship, the consequences go well beyond a missing paycheck.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: When the Calendar Becomes the Curriculum

Jun 16, 2026

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EDITORIAL: When the Calendar Becomes the Curriculum

Out in Fairfax County, Virginia, the school district recently asked parents a telling question

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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What Is Price Cycling, and Why It Isn't Price Fixing

Jun 15, 2026

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What Is Price Cycling, and Why It Isn't Price Fixing

Why did gas prices in central Ohio rise while the rest of the country's fell? It's not a conspiracy — it's price cycling.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Public Project Lessons from Gahanna

Jun 12, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Public Project Lessons from Gahanna

Gahanna's $59 million civic center is delayed again after the electrical work had to be ripped out. The contractor says it'll cover the cost — but not who hired the out-of-state firm in the first place

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Two Birthdays, Two Americas

Jun 11, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Two Birthdays, Two Americas

As America marks its 250th birthday, the summer of 1976 offers a reminder that a divided country once chose, briefly, to celebrate what it shared

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: A Billion Dollars of Our Money – Poof!

Jun 9, 2026

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EDITORIAL: A Billion Dollars of Our Money – Poof!

On Monday, the Small Business Administration suspended 27,486 Ohio borrowers tied to about $1.1 billion in suspected fraudulent pandemic loans.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Three Stories, One Lean: Ohio Media on DEI

Jun 3, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Three Stories, One Lean: Ohio Media on DEI

Three Ohio outlets covered the same bill. They quoted roughly a dozen opponents and two supporters. That's not a coincidence — it's a pattern.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Ohio Could Learn from Florida on Property Taxes

Jun 2, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Ohio Could Learn from Florida on Property Taxes

Seniors are getting priced out of homes they already own. Ohio's governor candidates aren't talking about it. Florida is.

Pennant Editorial Staff
Pennant Editorial Staff

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Don't Fall for the One-Reason Trap on Your Electric Bill

May 27, 2026

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Don't Fall for the One-Reason Trap on Your Electric Bill

Your electric bill didn't go up because of AI. Here's what's actually happening.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Did You Get This Letter, Too?

May 26, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Did You Get This Letter, Too?

A sitting school board member sent out a year-end note. We read it so you don't have to.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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Good Jobs Don't Always Need Four Years

May 20, 2026

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Good Jobs Don't Always Need Four Years

Walk into almost any factory, hospital, or construction site in Ohio right now, and you'll hear the same thing from employers: we can't find enough workers.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Ohio's Senate Race is About to Get Very Expensive

May 18, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Ohio's Senate Race is About to Get Very Expensive

$79 Million Can Buy a Lot of Ads. Can It Buy Ohio?

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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The EdChoice Coverage Had a Point of View. It Should Have Said So.

May 13, 2026

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The EdChoice Coverage Had a Point of View. It Should Have Said So.

Several Ohio news outlets covered last week's EdChoice voucher hearing before the 10th District Court of Appeals. Most of the stories followed the same basic shape — and most of them had the same problems.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Bet on This: DraftKings Is Buying Ohio Politics

May 12, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Bet on This: DraftKings Is Buying Ohio Politics

When a gambling company starts picking Republicans, it's time to pay attention

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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Ohio Schools Face a Skeptical Electorate Heading into Fall

May 11, 2026

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Ohio Schools Face a Skeptical Electorate Heading into Fall

Two-thirds of Ohio school levies failed in the May primary, and the numbers tell a story that school boards cannot afford to ignore heading into November.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Celebrating a Killer Is Not Culture. It Is a Warning.

May 8, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Celebrating a Killer Is Not Culture. It Is a Warning.

A musical celebrating accused murderer Luigi Mangione is coming.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Van Wert Votes Monday. The Rest of Ohio Is Watching.

May 7, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Van Wert Votes Monday. The Rest of Ohio Is Watching.

Van Wert City Council votes Monday, May 11, on whether to rezone nearly 900 acres of the city's long-designated Mega Site for a proposed $10 billion data center.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: The Lesser of Two Bewildering Options

May 6, 2026

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EDITORIAL: The Lesser of Two Bewildering Options

Ohio has a gubernatorial race and two candidates that the Pennant editorial team isn't particularly excited about.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Give Ohioans a Break at the Pump — Now

May 5, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Give Ohioans a Break at the Pump — Now

Ohio gas prices hit $5 a gallon in Columbus last week. That is not a minor inconvenience. That is a crisis.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Ohio Is Cutting the Wrong Degrees

May 1, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Ohio Is Cutting the Wrong Degrees

The state is trimming universities while the trades go begging

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: The Drones Were Never Explained

Apr 29, 2026

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EDITORIAL: The Drones Were Never Explained

From Picatinny Arsenal to a Dover warehouse, New Jersey's drone story isn't as closed as the government would like you to think.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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The Business of Rage

Apr 27, 2026

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The Business of Rage

Manufactured anger is the most profitable product of the digital age

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Levy Season Hits This Fall — Consider This Your Summer Research Project

Apr 24, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Levy Season Hits This Fall — Consider This Your Summer Research Project

Asking taxpayers for more money for schools may be the worst-timed request in Ohio education history.

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Pennant Editorial Staff

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EDITORIAL: Before You Call Someone a Fascist, Maybe Look Up What One Is

Apr 22, 2026

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EDITORIAL: Before You Call Someone a Fascist, Maybe Look Up What One Is

The word "fascist" gets thrown around so much these days that it has lost almost all meaning.

Pennant Editorial Staff
Pennant Editorial Staff
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