Thomas Lucente: From one abuser to the next: Obama to pass the pen
‘‘Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.’’— President...
Users must moderate fake news on social media
In the fallout of the presidential election, one topic that seems to surface a lot is the spread of fake news online and on...
Coming in second: A thanksgiving thought
As the confetti was being swept up outside Progressive Field on the shores of Lake Erie following the seventh and deciding World Series between...
A few Thankgiving thoughts
It seems to me that Thanksgiving is a holiday that just kinda created itself, that is, it hasn’t come about to celebrate some event...
Letters to the editor
Stiring things upEditor:I am somewhat afraid to stir things up but here it goes. It seems to me (Sorry Mr. Taylor) that many of...
The election and Thanksgiving dinner?
According to the New York Daily News, the 2016 presidential election is dividing families on Thanksgiving.Don’t be surprised if the occasion brings empty seats...
Time to replace the Electoral College?
For the second time in 16 years, it appears that the winning presidential candidate will lose the nationwide popular vote while winning office through...
This election wasn’t about Trump
When a political puck named Dick Tuck lost a California senate election in 1966, he famously conceded: “The people have spoken. The bastards.”So now...
A bigger AT&T is the last thing we need
Media behemoths are bad for democracy and bad for consumers.The American mainstream media spent the last year normalizing and propping up a racist, xenophobic,...
Remembering Lewis Sides
XENIA — Born in North Caroline Lewis Sides was recognized there as a veteran carriage maker. He came to Xenia in 1870 with his...
