David Williams: The sun is setting on costly net metering policies
Solar net metering, a system that forces utilities to pay more for rooftop solar energy (the “retail” rate of electricity) versus the typical wholesale price they pay for all other electricity, has failed.
Lori Borgman: Step away from the fridge and nobody gets hurt
A reader named Alice emailed, saying her grandchildren seem to think they are the “Food Expiration Date Police.” They go through her fridge and try to throw away expired food.
David Trinko: Mountain of memories in the old newsroom
I strolled through my memories while walking in the old Lima News building on Elida Road for the last time earlier this week.
Michael Reagan: America’s biggest threat was not Jan. 6
What was the biggest threat to America in the last seven years?
Dr. Jessica Johnson: Foreman biopic a knockout
“Nothing ever came easy. Every day was a fight.”
John Grindrod: Mixing some blissful ignorance with some Florida sunshine
Nowadays, many place a premium on knowing information immediately. Waiting for the morning print newspaper to slap the concrete of the front porch for so very many would surely be an anachronism if they still digested information thusly. Instead, so many these days rely on social-media platforms to deliver the news they need to know in as little as an hour after there’s a story to tell.
Reghan Winkler: How to handle a credit data breach
A recent data breach has affected individuals in our area. Local consumers have been receiving a letter from NationsBenefits, LLC providing detailed information about a recent data breach and the steps taken to address the issue.
Legal-Ease: How wills and probate work upon death
Probate is the administrative process used to move official ownership of a deceased person’s possessions, known as assets, to other people. When someone dies having signed a valid will, the probate process is called “testate,” and the process is called “intestate” when there is no will.
S.E. Cupp: Why are Dems following GOP abortion extremism?
Never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity, as the old saying goes.
Don Stratton: Some musings on police week
During the calendar year of 2022, the number of line-of-duty officer deaths in the U.S. was 246, swelled somewhat by the COVID-19 epidemic. Covid deaths were in the line of duty as well as those who died at the hands of assailants because police officers could not hunker down and avoid public contact like civilians did. But the number who died from senseless violent actions totaled 78, with 64 officers dying as result of gun violence, and 14 from assaults by vehicle.
