Opinion
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What markets are telling us
Last week US stock markets tumbled yet again, leaving the Dow Jones index down almost 1500 points for the year. In fact, most major world markets are in negative territory this year. There are many Wall Street cheerleaders who are trying to say that this is just a technical correction,…
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People it’s a Task Force not a decision machine
So there is definitely some disconnect here with the the Criminal Justice Task Force and the community. Maybe I am the one to blame for this problem. I think people fail to realize the Task Force is a suggestion box from the County Commissioners. Why was it created? I think…
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Response to “Task Force to evaluate true cost of inmate confinement”
Dear Editor, I am the staff representative from the FOP, Ohio Labor Council, Inc. that represents the men and women of the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. I am responding to the article posted February 10 entitled, “Task Force Set to Evaluate True Cost on Inmate Confinement”. I would like to…
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Chatfield College receives $1 million gift from renowned surgeon/philanthropist Mary Lois Jung
Chatfield College in Cincinnati and St. Martin has received a bequeathed gift for $1 million from Mary Lois Jung – surgeon, Catholic nun and dedicated philanthropist. Dr. Jung’s gift is the largest testamentary gift received in Chatfield’s history and will create its largest endowed scholarship – one of 25 presently…
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Gordon Ellis is what is best for Brown County
Dear Editor, I am a concerned resident and voter of Brown County. I recently read two editorials from citizens of our County that refer to the candidates for Sheriff here in our County as good hard working people that have the best interest of the community at heart. I could…
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Electronic monitoring should be considered by Task Force
The Jail Task Force is tasked with recommending how and where prisoners and inmates should be incarcerated. Hopefully they are thinking out-side the box rather than just building another multi-cell (expensive) facility. Here’s one suggestion, though perhaps not perfect, it might stir others to think creatively. Technology is available, today,…
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Mandatory depression screening is a depressing thought
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended mandatory depression screening for all Americans. The task force wants to force health insurance companies to pay for the screening. Basic economics, as well as the Obamacare disaster, should have shown this task force that government health insurance mandates harm Americans.…
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A day so right, quickly goes wrong
It is safe to say that we have all had days where everything that could go right for you did. There just isn’t a feeling as good as that as far as I’m concerned. Those days are the ones that bring to our attention just how an average day or…
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Treat drug epidemic like a public health crisis, not a criminal witch-hunt
I’m not much of a column writer, but when something piques my interests I like to sound off on a topic, so here it goes. Love him or hate him the President of the United States issued his final State of Union Address this past week. I found the most…
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Hold legislator’s feet to the fire
Dear Editor, On Tuesday, Dec 1, Legislators in Columbus introduced House Bill 377. This is a Right-to-Work bill that is designed to undermined workers in Ohio, both union and non-union. This is a follow up attack on the working class that was initiated in 2011 with Senate Bill 5. The…
