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Oct 23, 2026

How a Bill Gets the Old Yeller Treatment

When people say they hate politics, they usually can’t tell you why. So, as a public service, the editorial board will explain it with a real-life example.

Oct 22, 2026

Want to Write for the Peach Section?

We’re always looking for non-AI, semi-human writers who can find humor in a 148-page township packet. If you’ve got newsroom experience (or watched “Anchorman”) and haven’t had your sense of humor beaten out of your soul, The Pennant’s Peach Section might be for you.

Oct 20, 2026

EDITORIAL: NBC4 Columbus Commits an Act of Journalism on Grove City’s Issue 28

NBC4 found a law professor with no skin in the game and asked her to read Issue 28. What she found wasn’t in the ballot language.

Oct 16, 2026

EDITORIAL: Last Week’s Court Ruling Closes the Door on Ohio’s Poorest Kids

For two decades, EdChoice has given struggling families a way out. Last week, a state appeals court ruled that way out unconstitutional.

Oct 15, 2026

Ohio State at Indiana: About that O-H, Charlie

In 1995, 15 years before Instagram, a linebacker from Cincinnati Elder suited up for Ohio State.

Oct 15, 2026

He’s Walked 28 Years To Get Home To Mom

Most guys call their moms. Karl Bushby walked halfway around the planet to see his, which makes him the most committed mama’s boy on record.

Oct 14, 2026

Property Taxes Take Center Stage In Governor’s Race

With Ohio property tax bills up sharply since the pandemic and seniors at risk of losing paid-off homes, the two leading candidates for governor are offering competing relief plans that differ significantly in scope, cost, and who benefits

Oct 13, 2026

Issue 28 Reaches Far Beyond Data Centers

A Guest Column by Jeffrey E. Buskirk

Oct 12, 2026

Ohio Children Now Have Trump Accounts, But Parents Must Claim Them

The federal government opened an investment account for every eligible American child. Ohio parents have one more step before the money starts working.

Oct 12, 2026

Columbus Grads Most Likely Among Big Ohio Districts To Need Remedial College Classes

Statewide, about 14% of 2024 graduates at Ohio public colleges needed remedial math or English; suburban districts posted the lowest rates

Oct 8, 2026

Our Salute to Homecoming at Ohio State — Some of Us Were There

A Peach Section look back, spanning the '70s, '80s and '90s: four days, three sophomores, one cow and zero cell phones

Oct 7, 2026

Letters to the Editor: Vote no on Grove City's Issue 28

I've never publicly taken a side on a ballot issue before, but I'm asking Grove City voters to vote no on Issue 28, the proposed city charter amendment.

Oct 7, 2026

How The Pennant Editorial Page Works

How The Pennant separates news from opinion, a standard that has guided newspapers for generations

Sep 30, 2026

Five Ohio School Districts With the Most to Lose on Nov. 3

Some Ohio school districts are asking voters for money on Nov. 3. If voters say no, students could lose sports, teachers, and even full-day kindergarten.

Sep 30, 2026

EDITORIAL Part 3: It's Not "Unintended" If You Were Warned

Unintended consequences are mistakes. Foreseeable ones are choices. Grove City's organizers said they wrote Issue 28 broad on purpose. Read the text before you vote.

Sep 29, 2026

EDITORIAL Part 2: Grove City's Bill Comes Due

Issue 28 will kill the city, not data centers

Sep 28, 2026

EDITORIAL Part 1: When Emotion Overtakes Reality, You Get Issue 28

Grove City already stopped its data center. Issue 28 is the second engagement ring. Here's what it puts on everyone else's finger.

Sep 22, 2026

EDITORIAL: The Blade Isn't Dying Because of Bad Journalism

It's Dying Because We Stopped Agreeing on What's True.

Sep 21, 2026

At Least 138 Ohio Communities Have Paused Data Center Construction

Seventy-eight percent of Ohioans support pausing data center construction. At least 138 communities already have. Developers are starting to take their projects elsewhere — and filing lawsuits on the way out.

Sep 21, 2026

Upper Arlington Schools Reaches Last-Chance Deal with Employee Over Student Safety, Conduct Allegations

Upper Arlington's attendance secretary was investigated for unprofessional conduct involving a student, confidential records, and parental rights. The district said it could have fired her. It didn't.

Sep 16, 2026

Ohio Report Cards Show Literacy Gains Statewide, Same Suburban-Urban Divide as Ever

Ohio released its 2026 school report cards Tuesday, showing literacy and math gains across nearly every demographic group, and a suburban-urban gap that held firm across every region of the state

Sep 16, 2026

IBEW Targets Columbus Job Sites in Push to Ease Labor Shortage

The IBEW's Fourth District is launching a Columbus construction site canvassing campaign this month, targeting non-union electricians with immediate union placement as surging data center work strains local labor supply.

Sep 15, 2026

Ohio's Levy Wars: Take the Emotion Out, Then Decide

As Ohio school levy pass rates hit a multi-year low, a look at what research and campaign consultants say separates winning districts from losing ones, and five financial questions every voter should be asking before November.

Sep 14, 2026

Is Sherrod Brown's Data Center Crusade a Midterm Psyop — Or Does Labor Already Know He'll Fold?

Brown's campaign says it wants oversight, not a ban. His union allies say data centers are driving a surge in apprenticeships and wages. His TV ads say something else entirely. Voters deserve a straight answer before November.

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.