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    Your voice matters: How to submit a letter to the editor or pitch an opinion column
    Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the figure skating women's team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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    OPINION: Ukrainians have a level of support at Winter Olympics 
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    Letters to the editor: Abolishing property taxes only choice in Ohio
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    Letters to the editor: Abolishing property taxes only choice in Ohio
    The Kettering Board of Education on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, authorized agreements for the future demolition of Van Buren Middle School and reconfiguration of Kettering Middle School to accommodate additional students.  SAM WILDOW/STAFF
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    Letters to the editor: Kettering school need support; vaccine education available
    AIMEE HANCOCK/STAFF
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    OPINION: Doesn’t the Ohio lottery fund our schools?
    A “Greetings from Springfield Ohio” mural in Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2026. In Springfield, which was thrust into the spotlight by President Trump during the 2024 campaign, hundreds of people turned out to back Haitians living in the city. (Maddie McGarvey/The New York Times)
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    OPINION: Big picture shows not all Haitians will be deported
    Bad Bunny, center top, performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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    Letters to the editor: Bad Bunny a bad choice; compassion needed
    Ken Blackwell, Ohio’s 43rd Treasurer, 48th Secretary of State, and a former Mayor of Cincinnati, is Senior Fellow for Family Empowerment with The Family Research Council. (CONTRIBUTED)
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    OPINION: Ohio making right choice with nuclear energy
    Drivers make their evening commute on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    Letters to the editor: Not everyone is pro-Haitian in Springfield
    Patrick Oliver, former police chief and Cedarville University professor
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    OPINION: Hiring of quality law enforcement officers a great challenge
    Audience members sing along to praise songs and hold pro-immigration signs during Here We Stand: Faith Leaders for Immigration Justice & Family Unity at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Springfield. Pastors, faith leaders and community members gathered to pray and call for the extension of Temporary Protected Status which is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    OPINION: Every voice counts: Why civic duty matters more than ever
    Audience members sing along to praise songs and hold pro-immigration signs during Here We Stand: Faith Leaders for Immigration Justice & Family Unity at St. John Missionary Baptist Church on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Springfield. Pastors, faith leaders and community members gathered to pray and call for the extension of Temporary Protected Status which is scheduled to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    OPINION: Every voice counts: Why civic duty matters more than ever
    Democrat Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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    OPINION: Medicaid and Medicare not mistakes. They’re the backbone of Ohio’s health care...
    Matthew Mesisklis
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    OPINION: Ohio’s lack of stable local school funding hurting taxpayers
    Bryan Mauk
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    OPINION: Banning kratom-related products will make Ohio’s drug problem worse
    David Esrati, Dayton community activist
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    OPINION: Stop blaming levies; Ohio built the house wrong
    Bad Bunny performs in his white suit by the fast-fashion retailer Zara during the halftime show of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8, 2026. The Puerto Rican superstar’s set included cameos, stunts and powerful statements. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)
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    OPINION: If the NFL can take a stand, why won’t others
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    OPINION: School income tax a viable alternative to local funding issues
    Speaker of the House Matt Huffman speaks to the media after the State of the State address by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in the Ohio House chambers at the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Columbus, Ohio. (Samantha Madar/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)
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    Letters to the editor: School funding still a problem; property taxes impact everyone
    Dr. Becky Thomas
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    OPINION: Changing vaccine guidance raises the stakes for trust and partnership
    Thomas Suddes
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    OPINION: Readers react to property tax issues in Ohio
    Ohio Auditor Keith Faber
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    Letters to the editor: GOP has been in control; Is it time to push panic button
    An ICE agent stands outside a warehouse as federal officials tour the facility to consider repurposing it as an ICE detention facility, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Letters to the editor: ICE is doing its job; Faber doesn’t get vote
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