Random stuff I find interesting and you may not.
Over the weekend, The Lepanto Institute received a tip that the Joseph and Mary Home, a project of the Sisters of Charity Health System, hired an “abortion rights” activist to be the new executive director of the organization. The person who submitted the tip also emailed the Sisters of Charity, Marisa Rohn (the interim executive … Read more
Steubenville, Ohio — In this industrial, Rust Belt city in northeastern Ohio, just across the Ohio River from West Virginia and mere miles from the Pennsylvania border, something special is happening. No, it isn’t the idyllic Nutcracker Village displays that adorn downtown at Christmastime. Nor is it the latest tribute to the town’s most famous … Read more
When St. Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, his life was changed. A Catholic summer camp ministry based in Ohio — but expanding around the country — hopes to give young adults the opportunity to have a similar, life-altering encounter with Christ, but with the help of paintball, zip-lining, and Eucharistic adoration. Now … Read more
Supporters often justify the Trump administration’s trade policies by claiming that increased trade with China, starting in 2001, decimated US manufacturing. But as this blog post shows, there are many reasons to doubt this “China shock” story. (For more reasons, see this post by Scott Winship and Bryan Riley.) For starters, the broader trend away … Read more
The story in this town is not about cats or dogs. It’s about mules. It’s a twin tragedy of migrant workers from Haiti exploited and locals from Springfield marginalized. Just about every week since 2019, First Diversity Staffing Group Inc. has shuttled vulnerable Haitian migrants in unmarked white Ford and Chevy vans from Florida to … Read more
Los Angeles Times, Disbarred in Ohio, He Tricked a California Law Firm Into a $250,000 Job Offer: When he applied for a job at a California law firm last September, he identified himself as Christopher “Rich” Miller-Williams and claimed to be an ex-Marine who attended the University of Michigan School of Law. He said he … Read more
Steubenville Nutcracker Village Wooden Heart Follies: A Family Musical Performed in Steubenville, Ohio Wooden Heart Follies Steubenville and Nutcracker Village kick off Today Show’s Merriest Main Streets series amidst eager crowd Life-Size Nutcracker Display in Ohio Breaks Record with 200-Plus Carved Characters Related PostsHumility Lessons from the Nativity New allegations charge Franciscan University … Read more
COLUMBUS, OH — After Ohio’s vote to enshrine the right to murder babies even after the moment of birth, The Ohio State University has announced that long-time mascot “Brutus” will be replaced with the demon Moloch. “Yay, Moloch!” shouted adoring fans as the demon sprinted onto the field. “Oh, here comes the band! Man, I … Read more
The proposed amendment is extreme in ways the average voter would not know simply from reading the text. Direct democracy is a bad way to write a constitution. Consider the deceptive ballot measure to change Ohio’s constitution that will be put to voters this November. Special-interest groups like the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have officially … Read more
Lordstown Motors’ bankruptcy is just the latest twist in a sad, sordid saga of wasted taxpayer money. Electric-vehicle startup Lordstown Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest cautionary tale for states’ efforts to conquer the economic realities of global marketplaces through the use of economic-development subsidies. The recent announcement that the artisanal-EV-pickup-truck manufacturer … Read more
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An Ohio middle school teacher sued her school district Monday, accusing the district of violating her First Amendment rights after she was abruptly fired for refusing to affirm students’ stated gender identity or use their preferred pronouns. In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Vivian Geraghty, a … Read more
Northwest Ordinance (1787) Northwest Ordinance 1787 Officially titled “An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States North-West of the River Ohio,” the Northwest Ordinance was adopted on July 13, 1787, by the Confederation Congress, the one-house legislature operating under the Articles of Confederation. The Northwest Ordinance chartered a government … Read more
A First Amendment case prompts The Onion to explain how parody works. In a Supreme Court brief it filed this week, The Onion claims it was founded in 1756 and has “a daily readership of 4.3 trillion.” The brief describes The Onion as “the single most powerful and influential organization in human history,” with interests … Read more
A novel Catholic trade college is on track to open in Ohio next year, aiming to teach students a skilled profession while earning a bachelor’s degree and deepening their faith. Once students graduate from the Catholic College of St. Joseph the Worker, they will have earned a bachelor’s degree in Catholic studies while becoming carpenters, … Read more
Compare Ohio utility rates For your state, search for “[state] compare utility rates” Related PostsCalifornia’s renewable energy grid dream is a joke The College Bubble Won’t Just Pop UN Food Chief Halved Refugee Meal Rations As Global Hunger Crisis Worsens How natural gas is withstanding the energy market collapse Food Shortage Worries Mount As PA … Read more
The state’s tax commissioner claims NASCAR owes Ohio more than $549,000 in unpaid taxes merely because the state’s residents watched NASCAR races on television. Jeff McClain, Ohio’s tax commissioner, claims NASCAR owes the state more than $549,000 in unpaid taxes merely because Ohioans watched NASCAR races on television. McClain says that money is due under … Read more
On a warm morning in July of 2020, FBI agents and local sheriff’s deputies converged on a farmhouse just outside the tiny town of Glenford in central Ohio. They led away a blue-eyed man wearing a gray Carhartt T-shirt and baggy jeans. He was heavy around the middle, clean shaven, with closely shorn white hair. … Read more
Butternut was a term applied to inhabitants of the southern parts of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana in the early to mid-nineteenth century. Many of these settlers originated in the Southern United States, particularly Virginia, Kentucky and North Carolina. The term refers to the dye of the butternut tree, by which their clothes were colored. In … Read more
With demand for shipped products soaring during the COVID-19 pandemic and foreseeable future, the transition to warehouse automation is already underway – likely to displace warehouse workers and result in rising technological unemployment. Supermarket chain Kroger opened its first automated warehouse in Bulter County, Ohio, last week, reported Hamilton JournalNews. The massive 335,000-square-foot customer fulfillment … Read more
A nonprofit organization has become the latest to enter a guilty plea in a $60 million bribery and racketeering scheme involving Ohio’s taxpayer-funded energy company bailout and the former speaker of the House. Generation Now pleaded guilty in federal court, admitting it was used to funnel millions of dollars in bribes from a utility company … Read more
As you drive through the eastern end of Guernsey County, an odd site might catch your eye. An opera house sits overlooking Interstate 70, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The building’s rich history tells of its life in Fairview, and how it’s future is precarious at best. The property on which the Pennyroyal Opera … Read more
Happy New Year from Kidron, Ohio and all of us at Lehman’s. We hope the new year will bring you peace, joy and the start of new traditions! If you’re still trying to finalize those New Year’s resolutions, consider this. One of the most rewarding experiences is learning something new. It can help you step … Read more
The Ohio state house has passed a piece of legislation that would require abortion providers in the state either to cremate or bury the remains of aborted babies. In a 60-35 vote yesterday, the state house approved a bill that had already passed the state senate earlier this year. The state senate is expected to … Read more
The Appalachian mountains form the spiny backbone of the Eastern United States. This whole stretch, which the Federal Government calls “The Appalachian Region,” runs from Southern New York to Northern Georgia and Alabama. It contains 397 counties in 13 states, parts of • Alabama, • Georgia, • Kentucky, • Maryland, • Mississippi, • New York, … Read more