As enshrined in the Constitution, the Second Amendment guarantees law-abiding citizens of the United States the right to bear arms. Freedom and personal responsibility are pillars of our nation, and the Second Amendment must be protected, especially for those who suffered injury or were disabled while serving in our armed forces protecting the freedom of others.

The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has issued four advisory opinions, including two new opinions that address the application of the Code of Judicial Conduct to mayor’s courts magistrates and a lawyer’s responsibilities when responding to a subpoena for a former client’s file.

Over roughly a decade, U.S. courts and Congress have gradually devalued patents and diminished their reliability. Diminishing the certainty and security of patents radically discourages venture capitalists from investing in startups – especially in the highest-tech fields.

One day, a little 6-year-old boy held a dollar bill in his hand. He went to the shop owners along the street asking, "Excuse me, do you sell God?"

An independent third candidate approach will require an ironclad moderate/centrist platform that tracks what both parties’ voters consistently say they want – lower deficits and inflation, border security combined with a welcome mat for lawful immigrants, progress vs. climate change while maintaining energy security, lower violent crime and a solvent Social Security system.

House Republicans passed a common-sense, bipartisan resolution,  H.Res. 461, to condemn these reckless measures at the federal level. We also passed H.R. 3564 – The Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023. This bipartisan bill eliminates new Biden administration taxes on creditworthy homebuyers, that are used to subsidize those with risky loans.

Last week, the attempted rescue of four playboys and a youth in a private sub off the wreckage of the Titanic pushed most other things – even Donald Trump – out of the headlines. We sucked in information with great interest; the news pundits and their experts weighed in. I may have missed it, but I didn’t hear anyone questioning the expense of the rescue nor ask who is paying the bill.  

Since 2006, the IRS has doled out more than $35 million of your tax dollars for firearms, ammunition, and tactical gear, including $10 million in weaponry and equipment since 2020 alone. You’d think this federal agency was preparing for battle!

The need to make clear that a woman is a woman and a man is a man would have been inconceivable 50 years ago – but this is where we are today. We need the Women’s Bill of Rights to unblur the line between the sexes and to set out plainly the necessary definitions to ensure privacy, safety, and equal opportunity, both on and off the field, for women.

"It could probably be shown by facts and figures," Mark Twain wrote, "that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress."

In reality, the IEA’s net zero roadmap is a green mirage that will dramatically increase energy costs, devastate Western economies and increase human suffering.

If you haven’t checked your calendars, the Fourth is on a Tuesday this year, so the annual Festival of the Bells in Hillsboro will be held July 6-8. While you’re enjoying the festival, be sure to check out Pioneer Day, sponsored by the Highland County Historical Society, at the Scott House on Saturday, July 8, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’ll be glad you did. 

Who is authorized to tax the income of a commuter who doesn’t commute? This question—born of the pandemic and currently pending before the Supreme Court of Ohio—could be coming to a tax bill near you, and soon.

“The committee has acted in good faith with participation from both Democrats and Republicans, as the issues raised this week ought to be a bipartisan concern. Hopefully, we can find a path forward to continue to go where the facts lead us."