Opinion
Send a message to politicians who believe otherwise by voting Aug. 8
Vote “yes” or “no” -- that’s your right. But it’s also your right to vote and be heard, either in person or with an absentee ballot. Either way, it sends a message to all politicians that they work for us and should do what we want, writes Robert Meister of Rocky River in a letter to the editor.
Shameful display during White House Pride Month event
One trans influencer, who had her picture taken with the president, later posted a video to her social media accounts, showing her fully exposing her breasts at the event. If this wasn’t enough, Biden hung the rainbow Pride flag in the center of the White House façade, in between two American flags. This flies in the face of flag etiquette that the U.S. flag should take the center spot, writes Michael Anderson of Barberton in a letter to the editor.
Now is not the time to slash tobacco-cessation funding in Ohio
I am calling on State Sen. Matt Dolan, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and eagerly ask everyone to join me in urging all state lawmakers to increase annual funding to the $20 million Gov. Mike DeWine originally proposed to reduce the toll of tobacco on Ohioans, writes Barbara J. Diver of Broadview Heights in a letter to the editor.
Dishonest Don’s plea: Darcy cartoon
The current head of 'The Party of Lincoln', Donald Trump, plead 'Not Guilty' in the arraignment hearing for his 37 count federal indictment of his criminal retention of classified documents.
Instead of taking cheap shots against judges, Mayor Bibb needs to focus on what he can do about street violence: editorial
Street violence in Cleveland is a serious and multifaceted problem. It needs to be treated as such -- with more specifics and clearer goals, and less grandstanding and scapegoating, writes the editorial board of The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.
What it may take to shake GOP voters’ loyalty to Donald Trump: Eric Foster
Candidate Trump famously proclaimed in 2016, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” Seven years later, all the evidence says that he’s probably right. He’s been indicted twice, and he will still likely win the Republican Party nomination for president.B ut as I read last week’s federal indictment, I thought about one thing that might sever the stranglehold Trump has on the Republican Party that goes beyond the lies, the electoral losses and accusaions: prison, writes Eric Foster in his column today
Black voters are ‘woke’ to what Ron DeSantis is doing by appropriating that word: Marvin A. McMickle
Here is a news flash for Ron DeSantis and his ideological counterparts: People in the African American community are alert to the ways in which "woke," a term we coined for one purpose, has been appropriated for use in an entirely different and extremely dangerous way. Dare I say it, we are “woke” about your sociopolitical agenda masquerading as being “woke," writes the Rev. Marvin A. McMickle in a guest column today.
Systemic educational reform is what’s needed for Ohio: Susan Tave Zelman
Ohio could learn much from Mississippi's success in education. But first our lens in Ohio must change the focus from tinkering at the edges of education to accepting responsibility for building a working system of effective and efficient education, for all students, writes guest columnist Susan Tave Zelman, a former Ohio superintendent of public instruction, and co-author of "The Buying and Selling of American Education: Reimagining a System of Schools for All Children."
Not just locker-room talk - standing up to homophobia in sports: Leila Metres
Some people might say homophobic comments are just locker-room talk, but I don’t believe that anymore.
State Issue 1, if adopted, will accelerate Ohio’s descent into mediocrity
For the sake of our democracy, our children, and our future, I am voting “no” on State Issue 1 on Aug. 8, and I urge Ohio voters to do the same, writes James Misak of Cleveland in a letter to the editor.
It’s time to discard past injustices and accept the need for full equality today
The threadbare logic of the long ago shall soon fade in the warm sunshine of amenity and mutual respect, writes William Dauenhauer of Willowick in a letter to the editor.
Trump indictment reveals someone without the moral compass to lead our nation
Based on his actions, conduct, and blatant disregard for rules and governance, it is clear that Donald Trump does not have the temperament, integrity, or sound moral compass to hold any political office, let alone be president of the United States, writes Michael J. Barone of Highland Heights in a letter to the editor.