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Don’t forget the needs for support businesses

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Last week, officials in Steubenville brought up the idea of a mobile food market to serve the community. The Trumbull County Mobile Market Truck was among the participants in Juneteenth festivities in the city, and some officials thought a similar approach could help solve at least some of the food insecurity they are seeing in the area. The trucks offers a variety of options, including fresh meats and produce, frozen food, and some canned goods, traveling to different communities where an actual brick-and-mortar grocery store may not be available, or where a large enough percentage ...

Some of life’s little moments we all seem to share

Local Columns

Life often gives us little moments. Moments when we experience something ... unique, something out of the ordinary. Something that makes us wonder if we are cursed or simply have a run of bad luck. And it makes us ask ourself if there is anybody else out there who has ever had these unfortunate instances happen to them. Times when we think, this kind of thing can’t possibly just be happening to me, can it? Now, I’m not referring to moments when we play the lottery and come away with only a losing ticket to show for our dollar. Nor am I talking about being late for work ...

Play it safe when swimming this summer

Editorials

Swimming season is here, and the sounds of people enjoying the water are a sure sign that the summer is really heating up. But the fun of playing in the water can quickly turn tragic. Almost 400 children younger than age 5 drown every year in swimming pool accidents across the country, and more than 3,200 go to a hospital emergency room after a near drowning, statistics show. A child can drown in 2 inches of water in under five minutes and never make a sound. Children ages 1 to 4 have the highest drowning rates — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more ...

Against carbon capture

Letters to the Editor

To the Editor, I am speaking on behalf of myself as a resident and commissioner of Hancock County, and not on behalf of the county commission as a whole. The views expressed here are my own. Personally, I want to ensure Hancock County landowners are aware of the risks associated with signing carbon capture leases with Tenaska and their CO2 sequestration ‘plans.’ If the process of capturing carbon and putting it back into storage cavities in our earth sounds like a really bad idea, that’s because it is. Please research the proven and documented environmental issues associated with ...

Guest column: Collaboration an underrated strategy in business

Local Columns

In an oversaturated marketplace where attention is fragmented and authenticity is under a microscope, brands are looking for more than awareness. They’re looking for resonance. And increasingly, they’re finding it through something simple but strategic—collaboration. Not the buzzword version. The business version. Real brand partnerships are not product giveaways or cute Instagram tie-ins. They’re serious business strategies that combine platforms, perspectives and momentum to create something neither party could achieve alone. The best recent case study? “The White ...

History in the Hills: Independence Day

Local Columns

This weekend, we celebrate Independence Day. This is one of my favorite holidays because, No. 1, it’s in the summer, and No. 2, there are fireworks, and who doesn’t love those? The real reason for the holiday is when we declared independence from England with the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Next year will be the 250th anniversary of that momentous event. Like most historians, I am looking forward to that holiday, especially because it’s such a huge moment in our history. I would imagine that it is similar to how the bicentennial felt 50 years ago. I love to find the ...