Catholics a pivotal swing vote
For decades, Roman Catholic voters have been a pivotal swing vote in U.S. presidential elections, with a majority backing the winner — whether Republican...
Michael Reagan: America is not a land of racist
At least the media haven’t politicized the weather reports – yet.Watching the next Category 4 hurricane hit Florida is about all I can stand...
Second half of 2020 could be ‘messier’ than first
NEW YORK — The second half of the year from hell is here, and it could be even messier than the first.As a chaotic,...
ANALYSIS: Trump in a precarious position heading toward Election Day
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking Americans to let him keep his job. His critics are questioning how much of that job he’s...
Commentary: Roberts a pivotal vote in the Supreme Court’s big opinions
WASHINGTON — The biggest cases of the Supreme Court term so far have a surprising common thread.On a court with five Republican appointees, the...
Community leaders react toBerger address
During his weekly press conference on Wednesday, Lima Mayor David Berger asked the community to join the city in eliminating systemic racism in light...
Editorial: Being black in America should not be a death sentence
Another day in the United States, another unarmed black man dead following unwarranted, insupportable, outrageous police violence. When will it end?In Minneapolis on a...
Vote-by-mail debate raises fears of election disinformation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly partisan debate unfolding on whether more Americans should cast their votes through the mail during a pandemic is provoking...
Ohio’s draft plan for reopening schools
Rumblings from inside the rotunda at 1 Capitol Square in Columbus:Back to school: A draft Ohio plan for schools to re-open this fall while...
Letter: Kent State a tragic accident
I was disturbed when I read the article that Dr. Drew Tiene wrote about the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shooting that occurred...