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Sep 10, 2026

The First Day on Radio Became the Day Everything Changed

I started that morning as a guy on his first day of radio. I spent the rest of it in a newsroom, watching the horror unfold in front of the world.

Sep 3, 2026

Remember When Labor Day Meant Staying Up With Jerry?

The tote board is gone. The boots at the intersection are gone. Jerry Lewis is gone. What replaced it is mattress sales and grill discounts.

Sep 2, 2026

Heath Shows How It's Done on Data Centers

Grove City, Pataskala, and Sunbury Should Take Notes

Aug 28, 2026

Ohio Needs a Vision for Data Centers. Both Candidates Only See November.

Ohio's data center tax exemption ballooned from $142 million to $1.6 billion in a year. The leading candidates for governor are still running on sound bites. The stakes are bigger than either campaign is willing to admit.

Aug 21, 2026

The Grove City Letter That Never Mentions Data Centers

Grove City's charter amendment doesn't say 'data centers.' It says 50 acres, 20 megawatts, 500,000 gallons. A Broadway attorney read the fine print and wrote his neighbors about what those numbers actually cover.

Aug 14, 2026

EDITORIAL: The Crew And The Commission

We like the crew. We can't stand the company. After a week in the dark, the difference matters more than ever.

Aug 10, 2026

Nobody's Putting "Socialist" On A School Board Yard Sign

Nobody puts "socialist" on a school board yard sign. Nobody runs for city council on it either. You'll figure that out after they're in office and start voting.

Aug 7, 2026

It’s Only August, And It Already Feels Like Late October

Before the signs and the door knocks, a few things are worth checking on any ballot issue

Aug 4, 2026

If You Are Sending Your Kid To College, Here's The Math Problem

Four years at Ohio State costs close to $120,000. The new federal parent loan cap is $65,000. Here's what Ohio families need to know about the gap.

Aug 3, 2026

39 Years After The FCC Killed The Fairness Doctrine, Look Where The Audience Went

The Fairness Doctrine died in 1987. What replaced it picked a side and kept audiences angry.

Aug 3, 2026

The New Albany Solution Won't Silence The Critics

Veolia is building a data center in New Albany with its own power supply; no grid connection, no rate impact on anyone else. Watch how little that matters to the people who've been fighting data centers over electric bills.

Jul 27, 2026

The Scorched Earth Season Is Coming. Before It Does, Look at the Numbers.

This fall, both parties will run on corruption. Neither one wants you to read this first.

Jul 22, 2026

EDITORIAL: Who's Really In Charge Of College Sports? As Football Nears, Nobody's Sure

Ohio State opens against Ball State on Sept. 5 and heads to Texas a week later. The sport behind those games is ungoverned, unsettled, and somehow more popular than ever.

Jul 22, 2026

Grove City's Data Center Vote Would Rewire How The City Approves Big Projects

Grove City voters will decide in November whether large industrial projects, including future expansions by existing employers, should require a citywide vote before receiving zoning approval or development permits.

Jul 20, 2026

EDITORIAL: What JD Vance Doesn't Understand About Organized Labor

Vice President JD Vance wants Republicans to rebuild organized labor. Those same unions are bankrolling the effort to flip Jon Husted's Senate seat.

Jul 16, 2026

EDITORIAL: Why Is There Maple Syrup Everywhere in Vermont? (And How Does Ohio's Stack Up?)

Vermont puts maple syrup everywhere and treats the harvest like a religion. Ohio's Geauga County has been doing the same thing since 1926 — it just doesn't talk about it as much.

Jul 15, 2026

EDITORIAL: Ohio Should Learn From New York's Data Center Mistake, Not Repeat It

New York called its 2008 fracking pause temporary. It became a permanent ban by 2014. Ohio's anti-data center campaigns are running the same playbook.

Jul 10, 2026

EDITORIAL: Ohio Just Won No. 1 For Business. A Wave Of Local Ballots Could Hand It Back.

Ohio spent 15 years climbing to No. 1 for business. It could lose that ranking one ballot measure at a time.

Jul 9, 2026

Cream, Cones, And The Great Soft-Serve Divide

I scream, you scream, we all cream for Ice Cream Month

Jul 6, 2026

Petitions To Reshape Local Government Surface Across Ohio

Ohio residents are signing petitions they're told target data centers. The fine print rewrites how their local governments approve development — and misrepresenting that to get a signature is a felony.

Jul 2, 2026

EDITORIAL: Grove City, You Have a Problem

This fall's Grove City referendum isn't about data centers. Read the document.

Jul 2, 2026

The Bill of Rights: The Promises the Government Makes to You

America 250 · A Pennant History Lesson · Part 3 of 3

Jul 1, 2026

The Federalist Papers: The Sales Pitch That Saved the Constitution

America 250 · A Pennant History Lesson · Part 2 of 3

Jun 30, 2026

The U.S. Constitution: The Rulebook That Still Runs the Country

America 250 · A Pennant History Lesson · Part 1 of 3

Jun 29, 2026

EDITORIAL: Intel's Missed Promises Drove The Ohio Chip Delays — And Left The State Exposed

Intel is five years behind schedule in New Albany. Ohio has no mechanism to recover most of what it spent — and hasn't tried.