Opinion

American Rescue Plan continuing to save Ohio businesses
One year ago, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. And today, thanks to the investments we made in vaccines and in ou...
Though your sins be as scarlet
It started as just another Tuesday morning – the morning I need to write this column for the newspaper. Another morning when I didn’t have...

American Rescue Plan continuing to save Ohio businesses
One year ago, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.And today, thanks to the investments we made in vaccines and in our...
There’s still room in heaven
Nearly six years ago, I bought this property. I moved in on a Saturday and on the following Monday or Tuesday, the lady who had lived with me as a roo...
Where’s the sound?
It was a recent Sunday morning. I had gotten up a little earlier than usual and things were off to a good start for the day.Shower and shampoo? Check....

Restoring Lake Erie, creating Ohio jobs
Last week, we announced more good news for Ohio — because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, we’re making a dramatic, $1 billion new i...

Preserving African American burial grounds, protecting Ohio history
A few years ago, I joined community leaders in Cincinnati to visit Union Baptist Cemetery, one of the most historic African American burial grounds in...
Bebe’s reactions to weather
In the past I’ve had dogs that loved the snow, wanted to not just go out to take care of all doggy business, but wanted to stay out a while. Tho...
February 23rd, 2022 updated: February 23rd, 2022. |
God does answer prayer
God definitely answers prayer.Months ago, maybe as much as a year, I refused to take a medication prescribed by my oncologist because it required a bl...

Protecting Ohio jobs from unfair competition from China
Last year Senator Portman and I introduced our Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 legislation, to update and strengthen our trade remedy laws, to support ...