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Opinions 10 April 2016

Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution is clear

In 2005, Minority Leader Harry Reid said, "Nowhere in the Constitution does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential appointees a vote." Three years prior, in 2002, former Chief Judge of the D.C. Circuit Abner Mikva – a Carter appointee – said that "the Senate should not act on any Supreme Court vacancies that might occur until after the next presidential election."

Opinions 8 April 2016

Take steps today to reduce national debt

Whether it is this administration or the next, this Congress or the next, eventually our nation’s financial day of reckoning will come. High levels of debt will increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis in the United States, as lawmakers will have less flexibility to respond to unexpected challenges. The economy will suffer due to reduced private capital and lower productivity, while families will feel very real consequences through lower wages and higher interest rates.

Opinions 8 April 2016

Take steps today to reduce national debt

Whether it is this administration or the next, this Congress or the next, eventually our nation’s financial day of reckoning will come. High levels of debt will increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis in the United States, as lawmakers will have less flexibility to respond to unexpected challenges. The economy will suffer due to reduced private capital and lower productivity, while families will feel very real consequences through lower wages and higher interest rates.

Opinions 7 April 2016

SSCC president praises Gov. Kasich’s State of the State

There is no area more ambitious than this governor’s efforts to reduce the cost of college for Ohio’s young people. In addition to highlighting a two-year tuition freeze and progress made since last year’s task force on efficiency and affordability, the governor outlined three common sense reforms to significantly reduce the cost of a four-year degree.

Opinions 7 April 2016

SSCC president praises Gov. Kasich’s State of the State

There is no area more ambitious than this governor’s efforts to reduce the cost of college for Ohio’s young people. In addition to highlighting a two-year tuition freeze and progress made since last year’s task force on efficiency and affordability, the governor outlined three common sense reforms to significantly reduce the cost of a four-year degree.

Opinions 6 April 2016

Ghost Stories: Meanwhile, down the road in New Vienna

Within a fortnight after the Temperance Crusade was inaugurated in Hillsboro, three or four of the leading counties in Southern Ohio were taken by storm. It was written that as fast as the news could be carried to neighboring towns, they caught the spirit and began the crusade of prayer and song. At one point, the “eyes of the whole country” began to be turned on New Vienna.

Opinions 6 April 2016

Ghost Stories: Meanwhile, down the road in New Vienna

Within a fortnight after the Temperance Crusade was inaugurated in Hillsboro, three or four of the leading counties in Southern Ohio were taken by storm. It was written that as fast as the news could be carried to neighboring towns, they caught the spirit and began the crusade of prayer and song. At one point, the “eyes of the whole country” began to be turned on New Vienna.

Opinions 10 October 2015

Tigers fall on road at Chillicothe