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Love Trump or hate Trump.

Despite the cost of everything shooting through the roof, we know someone making money. Even better, we are related to him.

Memories of my annual fall trip always seem to help sustain me when the weather turns cold, and this year is no different. While ordinarily Lady Jane and I head east for our mid-October trip to admire the autumnal blaze that New England and Mid-Atlantic deciduous trees always provide, this year, we went a different route.

In selling businesses and property, buyers and sellers sometimes discuss “seller financing”. In the context of real estate, these arrangements are sometimes casually called “land contracts”. Generally, in legal contexts, these arrangements are called “installment sales”.

Cyber criminals will do anything to trick you into giving them access to your personal information, including the use of look-alike websites.

Public trust in the Supreme Court has dropped sharply, a Gallup poll found this fall. It’s hardly surprising, given an array of recent factors involving the justices, their opinions and supporters.

Ohioans have seen firsthand some of the devastating outcomes of a cash bail system: Defendants who can afford high-bail amounts are released and subsequently arrested for murder. So it’s not surprising that Ohio voters wildly supported Issue 1 on the ballot to add a safety measure to the Ohio bail system. Now, the baton has been passed to the Ohio legislature to finish making bail safer and fairer during their lame-duck session.

In the wake of the midterm elections, public safety continues to dominate news coverage and political debates. But while some voices have had outsized influence over safety policies, crime victims’ voices should be front and center.

The Emmett Till story was told multiple times this year through two ABC television docuseries, “Let the World See” and “Women of the Movement.” It was fitting that a film was finally released on his appalling death in October, especially since President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law on March 29.

As Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Lima’s Bob Cupp presided over the passage of a school funding plan that has all but secured his reputation as one of Ohio’s premier speakers. But before his term expires at the end of the 134th General Assembly, Speaker Cupp can further his formidable legislative legacy by ensuring the enactment of long-overdue occupational licensing reform.