Columns
A different celebration of the Fourth of July
Well, the Fourth of July, the USA’s birthday, has been here and gone. How different it was from recent years gone by!The weather proved to be ra...
We must keep fighting for racial justice
The peaceful protests around our state and throughout our country are an expression of fear, grief, frustration, and anger.Black communities led the n...
Protecting from coronavirus scams
While our first priority is keeping Ohioans healthy and safe, we must also take steps to protect Ohioans’ financial wellbeing.We’ve seen r...
Americans willpersevere throughcoronavirus crisis
Our country is facing an unprecedented challenge. Coronavirus is an international pandemic that threatens both our health and our economy. We are in t...
An alternative view on tree value
In past articles, we talked about the value trees bring to our property and way of life.You know such things like storm water retention, energy saving...
Winter 2020: Identifying overhead hazards in your back yard
The impetus that started all the Swanton Tree Commission activity was a visit, in 2005, by Stephanie Miller, Ohio DNR Division of Forestry, Region 4 U...
Protecting victims of human trafficking
Ohio knows all too well that human trafficking isn’t a problem from the distant past, or one found only in countries across the world — Oh...
Bearing witness at the border
Last week, Connie and I traveled to El Paso, Texas, on our southern border, to bear witness to this humanitarian crisis. We met with children and fami...
Fighting resurgence of meth and cocaine
Here in Ohio, we are finally making progress on stemming the tide of opioid abuse that’s been hitting our communities hard. In fact, from June o...
Connecting Ohio educators with D.C. legislators
When I first came to the Senate, I met with a number of higher education leaders around Ohio. In these conversations we realized how little opportunit...
