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In 2021, just 10.3 percent of American workers were members of unions, less than half the proportion we had four decades prior. This collapse in union membership didn’t happen in Canada; it occurred in the United States for reasons specific to this country, including unpleasant changes in labor law and the practices of corporations that have taken place here over the last 40 years.

There is no water in Jackson, Mississippi.

It’s Labor Day weekend, that last hurrah of summer here in Northwest Ohio.

How much does President Biden dislike America? Let us count the ways.

My little black coat is simple — knee length with five buttons down the front. It’s your basic snowman model. The lining in both arms is shredded. The coat is 22 years old.

On the eve of this Labor Day, a lot will be written about the jobs that have always been the backbone of this country, so I will join the rest of what in another era were called scribes who’ve penned their laborious passages.

Last month, two men were convicted of participating in a conspiracy to kidnap the governor of Michigan.

Bluffton favorite son Charles Triplehorn died Aug. 25. His remarkable professional career is noted in his obituary. Aside from his achievements in science, he was witness to two remarkable events during his lifetime.

With the end of summer comes the return to school. And although most students have the option to return without a mask, those attending Jefferson County Schools in Louisville (Ky.), San Diego, Sacramento, New Haven (Conn.), Philadelphia and Newark (N.J.) are among those facing mandatory masking.

Remember the James Stewart classic “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”? A political rookie is appointed U. S. senator out of the blue and then — spoiler alert! — goes to Washington.