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What other newspapers are saying: Rural areas need jobs, better wages

Each year, the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies takes a look at poverty in the Buckeye State, and how it is affecting our kids. State of Poverty report numbers came from 2022. In that year, the poverty rate in Ohio was 13.4% — higher than the national average 12.6%. The state child poverty rate was 17.7%. According to the Ohio Capital Journal’s look at the report, researchers assessed poverty’s effect on kids when it comes to housing, food and health care. According to the association, in Ohio there are 79 affordable and available units per 100 renter households ...

A recent Associated Press article examined the impact of immigration — legal and illegal — on the U.S. economy. With the agricultural sector one of the facets of our economy most susceptible to immigration’s impact, the Associated Press spoke with ranchers in Nevada. “When people ...

Inflation still not the priority it should be

An article in the business section of this past weekend’s Sun-Gazette is unfortunately not surprising. The successes and survival of the retail sector in recent years is largely due to purchases by the wealthiest Americans. The article from the Associated Press shared the perspective of ...

What other newspapers are saying: Labor union hostile to productivity

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) has reached a tentative agreement to return to work after winning a 62% pay raise over six years, but the labor dispute isn’t over. Round II will be fought over the union’s demand to protect its jobs forever by banning any automation at American ports. The union’s demand is no automation—ever. In a Sept. 7 letter to fellow ILA members, union boss Harold Daggett and his executive vice president and son Dennis put it this way: “We want ironclad language, and we want the intent of that language in writing. Bottom line: the ILA ...

Republicans understand irresponsibility of anti-energy policies

We are glad that, during his recent visit to Williamsport, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance took the time to address an issue that is both important to our region and to the nation. U.S. Sen. Vance, R-Ohio, wants to see the development of natural gas, an energy source that ...

Kindness, selflessness still disasters’ important lessons

Four tractor-trailers. About 590 miles. Between 17 and 18 hours on the road. A local family, seeing the devastation left in the wake of hurricanes in North Carolina and neighboring states, took it upon themselves to organize the collection of needed supplies and to drive those supplies to ...