Despite drastically declining rates of smoking, cigarette butts remain the most common form of litter in the world. The world's 1.3 billion smokers produce an estimated 4.5 trillion smoked cigarette butts each year, collectively weighing 1.2 million tons.

Theodore Roosevelt felt antsy amid the 1904 campaign season.  He was up for reelection, but the inexhaustible TR couldn’t hit the trail. Custom dictated that a sitting president not actively electioneer on his own behalf; surrogates alone would have to carry his message.

This month marks four years since President Biden carried out his catastrophic withdraw of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, ignoring the advice of America’s top military leaders and experts.

I would suggest that those law enforcement reports submitted to the media ought to include citations for using a cell phone while driving; and it might, perhaps, discourage that all-too-common practice in Ohio and elsewhere.

Hellen Keller who was blind wrote, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." God's light shines most brightly in the dark. Make every effort to find Him.  

The American president put his arm around and pulled close his Ukrainian counterpart the moment Zelensky stepped out of his motorcade. The two smiled; there now seems to be more momentum for peace than at any other time since the European land war started.

Haiti is at a crossroads. Thus far in 2025, there have been an estimated 3,137 murders, 346 reported kidnappings, and 628 victims of sexual violence. What began as a security issue continues to deteriorate into an urgent and expansive humanitarian crisis.

An August 2025 joint statement between the United States and the Cook Islands announced cooperation on seabed mineral research, advancing the Trump administration’s intention to establish America as an international leader on deep-sea mining. 

With dozens of estimates, analyses and opinions on the “cost” of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, the debate can seem complicated and confusing. While critics claim it will increase the deficit by over $3 trillion, the fact is compared to current tax policy, this legislation will reduce the deficit by nearly $400 billion.

It slowly became spring in 1963. Dad spent the winter – when he was home – relocating and building new fences around the homestead. As normal, he had eyes bigger than our ability to do work.

For decades, during the Cold War, America operated a sophisticated propaganda war against expansionist Soviet Communism. We supported an alphabet soup of agencies that worked to undermine Soviet legitimacy at home and in the captured nations of Eastern Europe. We won the Cold War, and we can repeat this success story.

One recent clinical trial, conducted by a small Florida-based biotech company, is so exciting for researchers like me. The trial provided compelling evidence that it's possible to halt cognitive decline in certain Alzheimer's patients by targeting a protein that causes brain inflammation without simultaneously targeting a related protein that helps protect the brain. 

From my vantage point, it’s clear that Ohio’s property tax system often functions as a tax on unrealized gains, unfairly burdening homeowners, particularly those on fixed incomes.

The Census Bureau for years has included illegal aliens in its census count, which determines the number of congressional seats (and federal tax dollars) each state gets.

Senate Bill 1 is designed to ensure professors and students have the freedom to bring all perspectives to the table – left, right and middle.