If your loved one died leaving significant debt behind, would you know what to do?
The news broke on Friday that the controversial head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms resigned in the wake of his causing the Administration headaches they don't need by issuing a regulation that eliminated an almost thirty-year...
To help individuals maximize their bargaining prowess in business and in life, below Eldonna cites the 7 critical strategies for emerging victorious in any negotiation:Project confidence through preparedness.
After receiving public input about regulations proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Feb. 11, modifications were made to some of the proposed season dates for the 2015-2016 hunting regulations.
The American Medical Association has considered alcoholism a disease since 1956. Nearly a half century later, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) declared addiction a disease.
What a week.Bibi Netanyahu was elected in a landslide comeback and President Obama threw a temper tantrum after his Iran policy was rejected by the voters of Israel who have the most to lose if he is wrong.
We know that manufacturing jobs are a ticket to the middle class.
Last week I had lunch with my mother which was very enjoyable. Have I ever mentioned how amazing she is? It's true, she is.
It is five years since President Obama signed his Affordable Care Act into law. It was done on a strict party-line basis, without amendment, without bipartisan input, and without many who supported it ever having read the law. As then-Speaker Nancy...
The time for real charter school reform is now
It is five years since President Obama signed his Affordable Care Act into law. It was done on a strict party-line basis, without amendment, without bipartisan input, and without many who supported it ever having read the law. As then-Speaker Nancy...
On Friday, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released the following statement on the upcoming five year anniversary of President Obama signing Obamacare into law on March 23, 2010:
In the months ahead, there will be an ongoing debate in D.C. amongst Republican strategists about what to do about Obamacare.
On March 11, 2000, Darwin Floyd was injured while working for the Formica Corporation. As a result of the injury, a workers' compensation claim was allowed for various shoulder conditions.
A friend started a new diet, and he said he was surprised to learn milk and other dairy products can actually cause, not prevent, osteoporosis. Can you explain?
Time is an expense that few business owners can afford. In today's highly competitive economy it has become essential to maximize efficiency and productivity. As a pilot for nearly 30 years, I have seen many of the ways that personal aircraft...
While our federal government dreams of a tobacco free society, 42 million Americans continue to smoke cigarettes and nearly half-a-million die each year. That's 1,300 smoker deaths.Every. Single. Day.
The sustainable growth rate is history.Once contained in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as its centerpiece, under the provision the costs of Medicare were going to be contained, and the program would be saved from insolvency.
After Congress came a hair's breadth from shutting down the Department of Homeland Security a few weeks ago, members of the leadership tried to reassure the American people. “We're certainly not going to shut down the government or...
It's March with a change of seasons upon us which prompted me to recall the tornado of 1981 that ravaged Cardington, but on March 11, 1955, just 60 years ago, the “worst storm in half a century” struck Cardington at 4:20 pm that...
It is a real head-scratcher.
With just one month until federal taxes are due, Ohio taxpayers need to be aware of the threat of identity theft. Identity theft tax fraud is all too real of a problem, and we need to do more to protect Ohioans.
Government functions best for the people it serves when it operates openly. Ohio's Sunshine Laws enable citizens to see how their government works.
Q: What laws cover student educational records?
This week threatens to be a defining week for the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Here in the west, we understand that there is much truth in the old joke that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. Rural and small town America depend on water and our neighbors downstream count on us to preserve the quality of that...
For many teens, there's nothing more exciting than receiving the first paycheck from a summer job – a sure-fire ticket to fun and freedom. It's also a great opportunity for parents to encourage proper money...
There was a time not so long ago when man, like every other earthbound creature, had to walk to get where he needed to go. The dog was perhaps the first animal man learned to control to make his own life a little easier. Dogs quickly became companions...
The FCC has said it wants to protect an open Internet, but its actions extend well beyond Net neutrality. Instead, it is ushering in a backward-looking regulatory regime that is unsuited to the dynamic and innovative Internet. Thursday's vote...
The economy only grew at an inflation-adjusted 2.4 percent in 2014 reports the Bureau of Economic Analysis after it downgraded fourth-quarter growth in its most recent report.Must've been that cold weather again.
Since 2011, Megan Mattimoe has been working through the organization she founded in Toledo, Advocating Opportunity, to help victims of human trafficking rebuild their lives. As she says in her mission statement, her goal is to create “an...
I have a good friend named Mike. He has asked me to help him with a couple of things in his business so we get together at least once each month.
Family vacations produce memories for a lifetime, but they can also teach kids great money lessons they'll need as adults.
A parade of Washington, D.C. and state politicians came to speak before a throng of mostly 20-something conservatives at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Many of those who think they are going to run for president spoke,...
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the invisible Irish, the Scotch-Irish. These are Scots who moved to Ireland four centuries ago, their offspring later immigrating to this country during the Colonial period.
By Deacon Gregory M. KirkSaint Joseph Catholic Church, Galion
The foreclosure crisis left a trail of abandoned and deteriorating properties across towns and communities in our state. In 2012, Ohio was among the 49 states that reached a settlement with five of the country's largest mortgage servicers as a...
What foods are most problematic when it comes to foodborne illness?
ALG Editor's Note: In the following featured op-ed from USA Today, Jonathan Adler, Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, makes...
First, Saudi Arabia drove down the price of oil by increasing its production, which gave Americans a welcome drop in prices at the pump. Could the kingdom now be pushing them back up?
The deluge of news reports on Hillary Clinton's, dubious at best, email and other activities, reminds those old enough to recall the Clinton Administration of the stench of corruption that surrounds the former First Family.
In too many school districts, parents and teachers feel overwhelmed by the amount of student testing that is going on in our classrooms.
Trade agreements have wreaked havoc on Ohio's economy over the past several decades, undermining Ohio's manufacturing sector and making it easier for corporations to ship our jobs overseas. When Congress considered NAFTA, CAFTA, and every...
U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) joined a letter led by Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, in expressing concern for a new proposal that would severely limit access to rifle ammunition primarily used for sporting...
History can be a tremendous teacher if we allow it.
America is too important to give up on.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, issued the following statement following an announcement by the three major credit bureaus that they will reform...
In February, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) introduced legislation to cap federal crop insurance premium subsidies at $50,000. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cap would save roughly $2.2 billion over 10...
Looks like Old Man Winter may finally be letting up his grip a little as the weather predictions for the upcoming week has hints of our first warming trend.
The Interior Department recently announced a new plan to open up 14 offshore areas for oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaskan coast, and Atlantic Ocean.
