ODNR urges caution during Ohio’s fall wildfire season

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry is urging Ohioans to follow the state’s outdoor burning regulations and to take precautions if they plan to burn debris this fall. Ohio law dictates that most outdoor burning is…

We need a civil service that can do its best work

Unlikely as it seems, US government bureaucrats have been having a bit of a boomlet. For the last 23 years, the Partnership for Public Service has run an annual award, known as the Sammies, for civil servants who, in their…

State leaders pledge commitment to cut chronic absenteeism

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Director Stephen D. Dackin today pledged to cut chronic absence by 50% over five years in Ohio schools. Chronic absenteeism negatively impacts social and academic development. Studies show the…