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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 capital and budget corrections bill. The House speaker also wanted the larger legislation to move forward. He noted the governor already had stated his strong opposition. He would let Ted Strickland put the kibosh on the cloning provision.
Thankfully, on Thursday, the governor did just that, using his line-item veto authority to erase the misguided ban. The truth is, few, if any, welcome the prospect of actual human cloning. What does have broad support is allowing researchers to explore the regeneration of cells, finding avenues to treat such afflictions as Parkinson's disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. ...
Ohio becomes a far less promising setting when lawmakers unduly restrict the advance of science, restrictions that go beyond the guidelines already established by the federal government.
On the Net: http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/19966089.html
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The (Toledo) Blade, June 16
Poor etiquette is hardly sufficient cause to have people arrested, as occurred at two high school graduations in South Carolina. The incident does, however, highlight a growing problem: Many people have forgotten, and many of those in what is called the Millennial Generation may never have been taught, how to behave at plays, operas, films, concerts, graduations, sporting events, and other public gatherings.
Six people were arrested at Fort Mill High School's graduation and one person at the graduation for York Comprehensive High School, about 70 miles north of Columbia, for cheering too loudly when their graduate's name was called. Five students in Galesburg, Ill., were denied diplomas last year because their friends or family members became too exuberant at commencement exercises. ...
While Millennials -- the generation born between 1980 and 2000 -- are not alone in the breakdown of decorum many trace to "casual Fridays," as the first group to grow up in the digital age they seem to have taken self-centeredness to new heights. ...
On the positive side, the Web site generationsatwork.com points out that Millennials are confident, hopeful, goal-oriented, civic minded, and inclusive. To this we would add talented, informed, and social. They are the future, and they know it. They just need to be reminded once in a while that they're not the only ones in the room.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID/20080616/OPINI ON02/806160309/-1/OPINION
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The Lima News, June 13
The United States, Europe, and some Latin American countries did not do themselves proud in the face of a very real world food crisis at the U.N. food summit meeting in Rome last week. Food commodity prices have doubled over the last couple of years and the World Bank says an additional 100 million people could go hungry this year as a result. Yet petty domestic politics trumped most of these concerns.
Governments cannot control conditions like drought in Australia or the too much rain we're having in many parts of the heartland this spring, both of which have dampened and threaten to dampen food production. But mandates in the U.S. and Europe to use more food for fuel in the form of biofuel and ethanol mandates and subsidies have unquestionably contributed to the food crisis. ...
So the world political leaders talked and postured and produced mostly meaningless promises. The U.S. and Europe vowed to continue their destructive farm and biofuels policies. People are likely to starve as a result, but the biofuels industrial complex will thrive on subsidies. ...
Disgraceful.
On the Net: http://www.limaohio.com/articles/food--24227------article.html/countries --world.html
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The (Dover-New Philadelphia) Times-Reporter, June 13
If nothing else, a plan by Senate Democrats to tax "windfall" profits by Big Oil certainly qualified as a piece of feel-good legislation. ...
Democrats wanted to impose a 25 percent tax on the oil companies' windfall profits, but a Republican filibuster shot down the plan Wednesday.
Feel-good legislation? Yes.
Prudent? No.
When oil companies pay more in taxes, they have less money and incentive to look for domestic sources of oil. Why would anyone be in favor of legislation that will decrease domestic production of oil? It's crazy. ...
On the Net: http://www.timesreporter.com/opinion/x1470884220/Our-opinion-Windfal l-tax-would-make-things-worse
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