Mysteries of the universe — like oysters
There’s a president being impeached. A pandemic getting started in China. Earthquakes shaking up the Caribbean.When momentous events like this happen at the same...
Movie proves right triumphs from time to time
Amid all the accusations, misrepresentations, half-truths, and outright lies in today’s political environment, it’s important that we be reminded that a hero once walked...
Sherrod Brown: Delivering results for Ohio
If you only watched national cable news, you’d probably think not much was accomplished over the past year, and that Democrats and Republicans were...
Yet another political scam exposed
Now that the political scam surrounding the state’s EdChoice Scholarship Program has been exposed to the public for what it really is, which is...
Ohioans paying price of broken economy
By David PepperLike Sen. Rob Portman (MVT column of Jan. 26), I also recently participated in a roundtable of Ohioans, who discussed the state...
Guess What’s New in Reading?
ENGLEWOOD — Well folks, we slipped through the winter days of December and January, and now we are leaping into February with leap year,...
Coming together was the right thing to do
It’s nice being on television and having people from all around the country ask you how you’re doing. But I think when you’re talking...
A historic week for US trade, American workers
Last week, I participated in a roundtable at Fecon, an agricultural equipment manufacturer in Southwest Ohio. Our discussion included some of the biggest issues...
The status quo: My view from Washington
Status quo is a Latin phrase meaning the “existing state of affairs.” I ran for Congress to change “the existing state of affairs” in...
Smelly — and costly — start to new year
We have an expression in our house; “It’s an onion.” When you live in a 200+ year-old house, problems frequently arise and just like...