My latest column: Under the heading of “live with it before you start making changes,” our middle daughter is completing a project to remake work and storage space in her garage. www.dispatch.com/story/home/2...

People are dying. Get your kids vaccinated: Pennsylvania's measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US, and it’s spreading apnews.com/article/meas...

Tuesday hearing about a gas-fired power plant in Licking County is among 6 proposed or under construction. The proliferation of requests to build electric-generating plants is tied to the demand for power from more than 50 data centers in the county www.thereportingproject.org/tuesday-hear...

Biotech giant Bayer to invest $2.2 billion in New Albany pharma plant. The facility on 200 acres in Licking County could bring 600 full-time jobs and would be the company's first processing and manufacturing operation in North America. www.dispatch.com/story/busine... via @DispatchAlerts

Former Advocate building could become a third Licking County courthouse. If the Ohio Supreme Court and state lawmakers approve a requested new common pleas judgeship, the juvenile and probate court could move to former newspaper offices www.thereportingproject.org/former-advoc...

Licking County poised to buy former Advocate newspaper building for $2.3 million for future office expansion. With rapid growth in the county, Commissioner Tim Bubb says the need for additional office and storage space is inevitable www.thereportingproject.org/licking-coun...

Rural hospital administrators: The Rural Health Transformation Program isn’t helping, yet dailyyonder.com/rural-hospit...

Farmers raise concerns about long-term protection of water resources in wake of Ohio Chamber of Commerce study on data-center demand. Ag organizations urge ‘smart growth strategies' to protect prime farmland, natural resources www.thereportingproject.org/farmers-rais...

‘If you start from a place of love, you can’t go wrong.’ A vigil for an unhoused community member who recently died in Newark served as a call to not look away
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Trump administration moves to gut a core endangered species protection. An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...

My latest column: Hog fencing provides simple upgrade to our oldest daughter’s deck, thanks to her sister www.dispatch.com/story/things...

Ohio incurred $11 billion in tariff costs from January 2025 through the second quarter of 2026, or about $2,274 per household. Report says the figures reflect "tariffs imposed by presidential action on top of regular statutory tariffs" www.dispatch.com/story/money/... via @DispatchAlerts

Water well tests at 3 Licking County sites near Alexandria and Granville indicate they could produce 9.3 million gallons a day. Ironically, a Superfund site in Granville could limit future water extraction just west of the village's water-well field. www.thereportingproject.org/water-well-t...

An armed man attempted Sunday to attack Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, injuring multiple people while trying to get to her. Acton, a medical doctor, was not hurt and started treating those who had been pushed down. www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...