Treating essential workers fairly
For decades, companies have used temporary workers, subcontractors, and independent contractors as a way to pay people less for the same work, skirt labor...
Count on it: Neither rain nor sleet …
It amazes me that I can put a little, peel-and-stick stamp on an envelope, drop it a mailbox and just a few days later...
Words matter: How to end mental health & addiction stigma by changing the conversation
Several months ago, as I stood in a checkout line at a local box store, I heard a woman behind me bemoaning how long...
Keep supporting students — you’re doing great!
Wilmington City Schools is almost nine weeks into the 2020-2021 school year, and in this year of total uncertainty, I have cautious optimism about...
Fighting for fair housing
More than 50 years ago, we passed the Fair Housing Act, and a series of other fair housing and fair lending laws, to outlaw...
Voting is safe, and Ohio is ready
Election Month begins Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Ohio!Over the past several months, hundreds of bipartisan elections officials at 88 county boards of elections have...
Managing fall weeds in your fields
This past week, I completed the annual soybean weed survey across Clinton County taking observations from 100 soybean fields (approx 4,250 acres).Overall, we are...
Yes, your vote makes a difference
Thomas Jefferson once said “We do not have a government by the majority. We have a government by the majority who participate.”As I reflect...
Test-optional admission: What you need to know before you apply to college
Test-optional admission has been around for a long time as most two-year public colleges have never required prospective students to provide scores from such...
We can count on the seasons
This past week was filled with political bickering, campaign controversies and Supreme Court struggles. Many of us have been trying to determine who said...
