Author Archives: Ted

From Mike Wilson – Herd Immunity This is the endgame for our battle with COVID-19. Whether herd immunity comes from a vaccine, through enough people becoming infected, or a combination thereof, achieving this state is the only way back to normalcy in our lives. How we get to the herd immunity threshold has massive implications that will affect each and every one of us. In Ohio, Governor DeWine has been very clear that we will […]

From Rep Nino Vitale As you may be aware, the Speaker of the House was put under FBI investigation. I feel I owe my district an official statement on the matter. First, there is a difference between policy and the politics that goes on around the Statehouse. As most of you know, I do not play in the big money game in politics. I am one of the smallest fundraisers in the Statehouse. I raised […]

From Mike Wilson: When I gave my first political speech 11 years ago at a little rally I organized that happened to draw 6,000 people, I was focused on debt, deficits and our future. Two points that I made were long time policy challenges through administrations of both parties. The first was about NATO and our allies freeloading off of us to fund their welfare states by not meeting their defense commitments. The second was […]

Ohio Court: Health Departments Cannot Suspend Licenses Over Masks Ashland County Restaurant is protected by Ohio Constitution’s limits on arbitrary administrative action Ashland, OH – In the first attempt within Ohio to suspend a business license for an alleged mask violation, an Ohio Court of Common Pleas Thursday enjoined its county health department from suspending local restaurants’ food service operations licenses in response to restaurant employees not wearing masks. The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law’s […]

Here’s a snapshot of the COVID19 page from the Wood County Department of Health (WCDH). You can see their weekly updates on their web site. CLICK HERE The data in the 9 slides provide metrics that Wood County residents should be aware of when making decisions regarding their COVID19 safety. To summarize: Of the 652 cases in Wood County, over 1/3 of these (228) come from the 12 Elderly care facilities. The vast majority of […]