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    Letters to the editor: Solar project deserves backing; Meals on Wheels needs help
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    OPINION: Feeling crushed by property taxes? Beavercreek may have a fix
    Ray Marcano is a guest contributor.
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    OPINION: A balanced budget needed at federal level
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    OPINION: It’s unacceptable to see anti-Muslim rhetoric gain traction
    Tony Klimek is a retired engineer who lives in West Chester. (CONTRIBUTED)
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    OPINION: Ohio’s political power should be with the people, not with politicians
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    OPINION: DeWine stayed with common sense, no glitz in has State of the State
    Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose
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    OPINION: Stop soccer flopping over voter list integrity
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    OPINION: What’s the end goal for Iran needs to be answered
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    OPINION: Where does money for Ohio’s schools really come from?
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    Letters to the editor: SAVE Act is bad for Ohio
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    OPINION: Ohio Sen. Blessing praises veterans. So why won’t he let them have a vote?
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    OPINION: Ohio Sen. Blessing praises veterans. So why won’t he let them have a vote?
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    OPINION: Husted’s clumsy remark appears worse without context
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    OPINION: Here’s why I stood on stage with Donald Trump as a Democrat
    FILE - Ohio Secretary of State and Republican candidate for Senate Frank LaRose speaks to supporters during a campaign event in Hamilton, Ohio, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
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    Letters to the editor: LaRose caves to Trump administration
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    OPINION: Trump has Ohio voters where he wants them...distracted
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    Letters to the editor: Ohio promotes parks and then allows fracking in them
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    Letters to the editor: Don’t leave Africa; property taxes are good
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    OPINION: Iran hostilities affect nearly everything here at home
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    OPINION: Rising Ohio property taxes burden more than just homeowners
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    OPINION: Ohio’s citizen warriors deserve our support
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    OPINION: Commissioners have the power to end ICE contract
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