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Justice R. Patrick DeWine A bill recently introduced in the Ohio legislature would add political party affiliation to the names of judicial candidates running for the Supreme Court and courts of appeals. In my view, the change makes sense. The more information voters have, the better our elections. The practice of electing judges in Ohio dates back to the adoption of our modern-day constitution in 1851. Judicial selection, in fact, was one of the key reasons Ohio jettisoned its previous constitution. Under the old system, judges were selected by the state legislature and were widely thought ...

Lloyd Omdahl ust when the legislature was ready to break open the $8 billion Legacy Fund egg, an organization called WalletHub came out with a study that demeaned North Dakota’s ability to innovate, perhaps suggesting that we weren’t a very good opportunity for major venture capital investment after all. Anytime we get a survey that casts negative light, we refuse to believe it. (Refusing to believe truth has become common place in our state.) So after I saw Forum Reporter Pat Springer’s summary of the bad news, I refused to believe ad quickly searched to find holes in WalletHub’s neg...

I’ve been working with the U.S. Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) since 1994, when I started as a student nurse at the Salt Lake City Health Care System. From there, I rose to the position of Association Director of Clinical Operations. Following, I served as director of several medical centers and clinics in places ranging from St. Louis, Missouri to Manila, Philippines. I have greatly enjoyed my career serving our nation’s veterans, and though I’ve served for a while, it feels as if I’m still just getting started. That’s why I’m so encouraged by programs like the Elizabeth Do...

columns@tribtoday.com The economic impact of the oil and natural gas industry in Ohio has been immense over the past decade. Whether the result of the thousands of well-paying jobs the industry has generated or the billions of dollars invested in the Mahoning Valley and beyond, the oil and gas industry is a key economic driver in the Buckeye State. The industry is creating economic opportunities for people in communities across Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and other counties that are home to gas and oil wells, as well as the industry’s supply chain. To portray Ohio’s oil and gas industr...

Guy Coviello The economic impact of the oil and natural gas industry in Ohio has been immense over the past decade. Whether the result of the thousands of well-paying jobs the industry has generated, or the billions of dollars invested in the Mahoning Valley and beyond, the oil and gas industry is a key economic driver in the Buckeye State. The industry is creating economic opportunities for people in communities across Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and other counties that are home to gas and oil wells, as well as the industry’s supply chain. To portray Ohio’s oil and gas industry as any...