Opinions 13 March 2026

My drink with Pearl Harbor attackers

A waiter brought glasses of whiskey for the table and the gentlemen offered us some. In that moment, time stood still. An experience I have never had before or since. I silently debated “can I share a drink with men who bombed Pearl Harbor? Who killed Americans? I am from West Virginia. Can I refuse? Can I claim not to drink?” 
In The News 13 March 2026
Ohio Democratic U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman explains his vote against Iran war-powers resolution
Landsman, whose district is also in the Cincinnati area, is one of just four Democrats who voted against the war powers measure. It failed 212-219, so if they had all voted for it and all other things stayed the same, it would have passed by a single vote.
In The News 13 March 2026
Husted joins bill requiring America’s truckers to understand and read English before receiving a CDL
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) bill to strengthen America’s commercial driver’s licensing requirements.
Sports 13 March 2026
Wes Miller out as Bearcats coach
The Cincinnati Bearcats are reportedly moving on from men’s basketball coach Wes Miller. 
In The News 13 March 2026
Highland County Chamber hosts record breaking Ag is Everyone’s Business event
More than 750 people were in attendance for the Highland County Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Ag is Everyone’s Business event on Friday, March 6 at the Patriot Center on Southern State Community College’s campus.
Headlines 13 March 2026
FBI probes Michigan synagogue attack as targeted violence, antisemitism
An armed attacker rammed a vehicle into a Michigan synagogue and school Thursday before being shot and killed by the temple’s security staff in what the FBI is investigating as a targeted act of violence against the Jewish community.
In The News 13 March 2026
Four service members killed in KC-135 crash
Four of six crew members have been confirmed dead as a result of Thursday’s crash of an American refueling tanker.
Sports Fairfield 13 March 2026
(UPDATED) Lions are 'Elite:' Fairfield defeats Shekinah Christian to advance to regional finals
The Fairfield Lions can party like it is 1978! For the first time since the Carter administration, the Fairfield Lions are headed to the Elite 8, by defeating the Shekinah Christian School Flames in the Division VII Regional Semifinals on Thursday evening at Ohio Dominican University.
Sports 13 March 2026
Louisville’s Oksana Masters wins gold to kick off Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
Oksana Masters (Louisville, Kentucky) opened competition for Team USA in dominant fashion at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games on Saturday, capturing gold in the women’s biathlon sprint to earn the 20th Paralympic medal of her career and her 10th gold.
Headlines 13 March 2026
Appeals court strikes down Ohio law requiring burial of abortion remains
An Ohio appellate court sided with abortion rights advocates in an appeal that blocks most of a law that regulated how clinics dispose of remains from abortions.
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