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Columns
Opinion columns written by staff or submitted to Richland Source from the community.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown: Preventing children’s suicide
Today, suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10 to 24. The number of suicides among children and teens has been going up for years […]
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Sherrod Brown: Getting Ohio officers new tools to fight fentanyl
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene. Sheriff Greene knows firsthand the toll that fentanyl has taken on Ohioans in the Mahoning Valley […]
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Portman: Biden administration must explain how it will keep a watchful eye on Afghanistan to keep America safe
CINCINNATI – U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) released the following statement regarding the situation in Afghanistan: “As the United States ends its evacuation operation in Afghanistan, I join with a […]
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Editorial: Richland Carrousel Park success proves vision, cooperation can move mountains
It starts with a vision, followed by a plan and then by execution. If our reporting revealed anything in August, it’s that those are three key elements that drive a […]
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FAA awards Mansfield $3.5 million for pavement repairs at Lahm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $3,493,818 to the City of Mansfield to perform sealing and crack repair along a terminal apron surface, to reconstruct the […]
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Portman: President Biden’s “disastrous policy” may make Afghanistan a launchpad for global terrorism
CINCINNATI, OH – U.S. Senator Rob Portman, senior member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on Monday morning regarding the deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan: “In 2001, […]
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Portman: President Biden must change course on border crisis
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered an opening statement at Tuesday’s hearing with the Department of […]
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Sherrod Brown: Protecting the “Made in the USA Brand”
WASHINGTON D.C. — Ohioans look for the “Made in the USA” label, because they want their dollars to support our economy, and they know it means a quality product, made […]
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Sherrod Brown: Protecting Ohio kids from child abuse
Sadly, we know child deaths due to abuse are far too common. The National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System estimated that 1,840 children died from abuse and neglect in […]