Salmonella poisoning
The (Findlay) Courier, July 10
The most recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning, the result of who knows what -- tomatoes? jalapeño peppers? cilantro? -- is a sign that the U.S. needs to do a better job on food safety.
... It seems clear that a way to track agricul ...
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Editorials from around Ohio
By The Associated Press
Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Akron Beacon Journal, June 16
Jon Husted voiced concerns about expansive language barring human cloning that was plugged into the $1.3 billion state capit ...
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By The Associated Press
Excerpts of recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers:
Our moral compass
The (Findlay) Courier, June 9
By now, most of us have seen the surveillance video of the May 30 incident in Hartford, Conn., in which a man was struck by a hit-a ...
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The new farm bill
Akron Beacon Journal, May 19
As Congress moved in 2002 toward passage of a five-year farm bill, President Bush often voiced his dismay at the proposed excesses in spending. In the end, he put aside his strong opposition. ...
This past week, lawmakers again approved a five-ye ...
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Memorial Day true day of remembrance
It seems traditional observances of Memorial Day have diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of the day. Some think it is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country.
The National Moment of Remembrance re ...
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Chasing pirates
The Columbus Dispatch, April 28
... The U.S. and France are drawing up a United Nations resolution that would authorize foreign militaries to chase pirate ships into the territorial waters of other nations to arrest and prosecute pirates. The U.N. must have the agreement of the ...
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Mission accomplished?
Akron Beacon Journal, May 5
Thursday marked five years since President Bush landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, declaring, under the banner "Mission Accomplished": "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States ...
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Where's state, federal help
When natural disasters strike around the world, the media bombard us with the stories and pictures of the suffering. State and national politicians and agencies spring into action to help.
Why is it then, when a natural disaster strikes the Bellevue area like the flooding that has ruined several ...
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Guantanamo prison camp
The (Findlay) Courier, March 31
Five former U.S. secretaries of state are now urging the government to shut down the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The reason? The camp makes us look bad to the rest of the world. ...
We've long advocated the downsizing of Gitmo. B ...
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