Ohio is burning
The listing of some of the bills currently being considered in the Ohio Legislature is disheartening. There is House Bill 245 aimed at the LGBQT community, House Bill 556 and House Bill 622, aimed at libraries and librarians, and Senate Bill 83 which attempts to restrict pedagogy in Ohio institutions of higher education.
Meanwhile, while our band of Nero’s at the Statehouse are fiddling with these culture war issues, Ohio is burning.
Last week, Ohio was rated as one of the worst states, according to a study conducted by “U.S. News & World Report.” Ohio was ranked No. 36. This study included 71 metrics across eight categories: crime and corrections, economy, education, fiscal stability, health care, infrastructure, natural environment and opportunity.
Our legislators should start focusing on what is really important to Ohio and Ohioans. They need to stop focusing on fabricated issues that do nothing to advance our state and its residents.
Mark Corna, Powell