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Editorials from around Ohio
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Ohio newspapers: Parental behavior threatens high school sports The Canton Repository Sept. 15 Which highly successful high school coach will be the next to say, "I'm done. I've had enough of parents."? Equally as possible: Which coach, no matter the level...
WVa private college to reinstate academic, athletic programs
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A private West Virginia university will reinstate several academic and athletic programs that were dropped amid a financial crisis. Wheeling University says in a statement that starting in January, it will resume offering majors in biology, engineering science and English. It also...
OPEC, allies weigh further oil production cut in December
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and its non-cartel allies on Thursday discussed further cuts to oil production and the possibility of Iran re-entering the global market but said that any decision would have to wait for a meeting in December. Global oil prices fell on the news as forecasts...
Few turn out as Mugabe is returned to a Zimbabwe in crisis
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's founding leader Robert Mugabe made his final journey back to the country Wednesday, his body flown into the capital amid the contradictions of his long, controversial rule. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe's closest ally and vice president before joining the...
Friendly fire: In trade fights, Trump targets US allies, too
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has risked turmoil in the financial markets and damage to the U.S. economy in waging his trade war with China, America's top strategic rival. But Trump hasn't exactly gone easy on America's friends, either. From Europe to Japan, the president has stirred up...
Europe eyes stimulus plan, but ultra-low rates raise doubts
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank appears to be preparing a new shot of stimulus to try to energize the economy. But the move is sure to renew a nagging question: Can central banks do much good when rates are already ultra-low? Analysts say the bank is likely to cut a key interest rate...
Chinese auto sales sink 7.7% in August
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese auto sales sank 7.7% in August from a year earlier extending a painful slump in the industry's biggest global market, an industry group reported Wednesday. Sales of sedans, SUVs and minivans declined to 1.6 million, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers....
Officials spar with senators over plan for mortgage giants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials on Tuesday defended their plan to Congress for ending government control of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, clashing with Democratic senators on whether the change would raise home borrowing costs and neglect lower-income homeowners. The...
Germany aims for balanced budget to prepare for downturn
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's finance minister is proposing a balanced budget for the coming year, withstanding calls for fresh borrowing in preparation for a possible economic downturn. Olaf Scholz told lawmakers Tuesday it was important that "with the solid financial basis we have today we can push back with...
Trump tells rally crowd: Vote for Bishop in special election
HAVELOCK, N.C. (AP) — Trying to prove his political clout by pushing a Republican to victory in a special election , President Donald Trump used a North Carolina rally to paint a bleak picture of a nation he claimed would be overrun with crime, poverty and immigrants if Democrats seize power in Washington....
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