Accountability key for distribution of pharmaceutical settlement money

The Foundation is governed by a 29-member board from across Ohio — 10 members appointed by the governor, attorney general and state legislative leaders, and 19 members selected to represent local regions. We represent two separate regions, 8 (Montgomery County) and 14 (Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Madison and Warren counties).

The Board’s first mission is organizing the Foundation. Like any start-up, creating governance policies, hiring qualified staff, getting office space and setting up financial management processes and investment strategies are essential first steps. They all lay the groundwork for long-term success. All of the Board members are as impatient as we are to begin distributing funds, but we all also know that setting a solid governance foundation and fiscal stewardship will pay off for years to come.

Once the initial organizing work is done, the Foundation will then begin working with the 19 regions and the prevention and recovery community to clarify criteria for eligible projects and processes for request submission and approval. This will not happen overnight, but will be done intentionally, with sensitivity to the diversity of our state, the myriad of ways the epidemic and trauma have impacted different communities and awareness that Ohio will receive its funds in annual disbursements over the next several years, depending on the terms of each settlement.

Accountability for those involved in the epidemic is essential, and we applaud our state and local leaders who successfully pushed hard for it. The next step is to make sure that constructive use is made out of the funds Ohio is receiving to both aid in the healing recovery and help do everything possible to prevent substance use disorder, now and in the future. Our state suffered the epidemic together — and we are still suffering — but we will recover as one. Fortunately, we have the resources to help. We look forward to getting those resources to work for all of us.

Judy Dodge is a member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. Dr. Greta Mayer is the chief executive officer of the Mental Health Recovery Board of Clark, Greene & Madison Counties.

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS: Hunger in the Miami Valley – and how to help

One in six people in our community lives with food insecurity. That means they don’t have enough affordable, nutritious food to sustain their lives.nnFortunately, there are a number of organizations across our region working diligently to help fill the need and put food on the tables of those who require assistance. At noon on Wednesday, Nov. 30 on the Dayton Daily News Facebook Page, join us for a Community Conversation with a panel of those on the front lines of the fight against food insecurity.

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The discussion will be hosted by Community Impact Editor Nick Hrkman and panelists include:”},{“list_type”:”unordered”,”_id”:”GCVANO7V6JEVLLQBRN5TLL4V3Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”list”,”items”:[{“_id”:”5W2U3FXKUZDABASCA2MQDO3AA4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Tyra Jackson, Executive Director of Second Harvest Food Bank CCL”},{“_id”:”3XBRIZWE6ZEBZDLJMFKRN2LQBU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Michael Knote, founder of the Have A Gay Day food pantry”},{“_id”:”YP4BJOA665HEJCST2GFTMABI2Q”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Terry Perdue, Executive Director of Shared Harvest Food Bank”},{“_id”:”CJZPBG4VYNFFLELF5OL2OYMYJE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Lynda Suda, Manager of the 2nd Street Market”},{“_id”:”ZZNEZ6B7PFC63KGWVF5PYPX7LU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Lauren Tappel, Development and Marketing Manager for The Foodbank Dayton”},{“_id”:”XO42ECMLJZBY7DVIN4724Q6WLY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Mark Willis, Director of the Hall Hunger Initiative”}]},{“_id”:”U5LUGWODMRAPBAQMRAFRSK3434″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1668537927306},”type”:”text”,”content”:”You can also help by donating to the Dayton Daily News Valley Food Relief fund drive, and Community Food Relief fund drives with the Springfield News-Sun and Journal-News — with 100% of your donation going to local food banks to feed hungry families right here in our community.”},{“_id”:”EH2SONNWVFDVVJZZQ4MFGSYXQ4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1668736962543},”type”:”text”,”content”:”For more than 40 years, the readers of the Dayton Daily News, the Journal-News and the Springfield News-Sun have opened their hearts and wallets to support Valley Food Relief and Community Food Relief, which raises money for The Foodbank, Inc. (Dayton), Shared Harvest Foodbank (Butler and Warren counties), and Second Harvest Foodbank (Clark, Champaign and Logan counties.)”},{“_id”:”OQUDSPDTYNHI7FCWRLDHKHO24Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1668736962544},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Last year, thanks to your generosity, our efforts raised more than $220,000, providing more than 1,250,000 meals. Every penny donated to Community and Valley Food Relief is used to buy food to feed hungry families right here in our community.”},{“_id”:”R3I7NMTSSZBQLN4AE5KOTJYD64″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1668621989782},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Hear from two local organizations fighting food insecurity and other issues in our communities.”},{“_id”:”2C3HHEVWKZEZZDSKS55CGX2O6Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435576},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Valley Food Relief and the root causes of food insecurity:”},{“_id”:”JQPH77IIBREB5MGNLQUOZF6URI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435577},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“When we discuss issues of food justice, it is critical that we center our work in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in order to address the way that poverty, food, and racial inequity intersect. Countless research has shown that people of color face higher rates of food insecurity than their white peers. Feeding America has estimated that over 24% of Black households experienced food insecurity in 2020.””},{“_id”:”2C3HHEVWKZEZZDSKS55CGX2O6Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435578},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Read more”},{“_id”:”GKA7UPUPXNB3RFHOBSAXV72X24″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435579},”type”:”text”,”content”:”VOICES: Picking up pieces and paying it forward:”},{“_id”:”AINLXIJ77NHMFFHJBYPYKHNYOQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435580},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“A 2015 assessment by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development states that of the 564,708 people who were homeless on any given night in United States, 25% of had a serious mental illness. People who are without permanent residence and mental illness also are more vulnerable to addiction.”},{“_id”:”AV6C2TGD7NDIZL3YF3LKU3QK2A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435581},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Because physical and mental wellness are closely tied, lack of access to nutritional food is just another challenge for people who are homeless, in addition to the 44 million Americans who are at risk of suffering from hunger. More than 30% of people in the Foodbank’s service area struggle with food insecurity, nearly 33% of whom are children.””},{“_id”:”GKA7UPUPXNB3RFHOBSAXV72X24″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435582},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Read more”},{“_id”:”325RC2VOOFADZEJMX6LVX5XUEU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669647435583},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
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The older child decided not to pursue a college degree but a career in aircraft maintenance over 25 years ago at a nearby technical school in another county. She seems happy with her career decision and a good paying job in that field in Ohio. Her husband pursued a similar path in the rural Ohio county where he grew up. They have both moved into management or administrative positions in that field.”},{“_id”:”4XDRC6PJMZGMNIOUQ6475NNBH4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110492},”type”:”text”,”content”:”My younger child used the college program fulltime instead of taking classes at the local high school – except for a summer physical education class for required credit. He got an associates degree before his high school diploma and his bachelor’s degree from OSU about a week after receiving his high school diploma almost 20 years ago. He also seems to be happy and doing very well in his chosen career, a dual citizen still working on his educational credits in his host country, and serving in a financial management position in a construction firm. He says he is still happy that he pursued his education that way.”},{“_id”:”P3EKDRFQDVCW3HQQZYUL5LXJVY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110493},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Critics of such academic programs, including within our education systems, are slow to accept that students and the community can benefit through various options and opportunities and paths to achieve education and career goals. Criticism used to point out the flow of the state portion of tax dollars from the local school district to the colleges. I say: TOUGH!”},{“_id”:”MHKSH3DGT5DMDF47GYWNB4HXEI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669740190947},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It also means it is less expensive for taxpayers and parents to educate their children that way by diverting a small percentage of (state) funds attached per student to the colleges instead (see Ohio Revised Code 3365.07). College programs allow increased opportunities in various fields, including foreign languages that two students (mentioned in a recent Dayton Daily News article) pursued along with their technical classes. If local K-12 systems do not invest in these types of opportunities more directly, so be it.”},{“_id”:”TN75P3VRURF23GEEV4AMB6ES6M”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110494},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I am not a fan of the current college system, either. Many years ago, I got an aerospace engineering degree and a masters in systems management. Today’s escalating college costs and student loan debt have no rational justification. For example, an NBC News article in March 2020 pointed out “students are paying a rising cost, sometimes thousands of dollars, to support athletic programs – fees that don’t always appear on their tuition bills.””},{“_id”:”KPBTJ6DIXVDO7NINGZS4DV2YLY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110495},”type”:”text”,”content”:”So, who is dropping the ball? From my take, it is public officials and politicians from the federal government on down to the local schoolboards, overly influential alumni who think alma maters are there to entertain us, and donors who receive tax deductions the rest of us have to compensate for through our tax code and in student fees. Many taxpayers, including parents and students, approach these tax-exempt, non-profit institutions for handouts secondary to the primary academic purpose and mission that is supposed to be beneficial to and necessary for the common good.”},{“_id”:”UZ2I4MXLCNGTHMJHR6RBO5G64E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110496},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Schools and colleges are not there to entertain us. They are there to educate. Until we collectively promote that mindset with individual accountability, we should not complain that our doctors, lawyers, plumbers, technicians, nurses, teachers and politicians do not seem to be as knowledgeable about their jobs as we would like.”},{“_id”:”O6CCL3ZNG5A7XBVHBRQMQO77QI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669740190951},”type”:”text”,”content”:”We need to all be aware of what is going on and demand better accountability of purpose when we vote and participate in our educational systems. As a parent and a citizen, I needed the educational systems to support my own childrens’ education as well as that of other children – not their entertainment.”},{“_id”:”EICEFPZQYJHYZNAAJ6FCBX4L5E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669650110497},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Mary Collier is a retired U.S Air Force major and aerospace engineer who lives in Beavercreek.”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-30T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: Colleges exist to educate, not to entertain”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-30T10:00:03.620Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”Opinion”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-12-01T16:16:59.573Z”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Mary Collier”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Mary Collier is a retired U.S Air Force major and aerospace engineer who lives in Beavercreek.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/RS7RLQCMAJAANKAJ7KDSV7CGM4.jpg”,”height”:563}},”canonical_url”:”https://www.daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices/voices-colleges-exists-to-educate-not-entertain/XFV3F6EMO5HE5COG3IZ3NPD42M/”,”_id”:”XFV3F6EMO5HE5COG3IZ3NPD42M”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”5CGKOZHHV5DUDNARQAVJA5YSTI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569296},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Good news has been a frequent occurrence in Shelby County lately. We have major industry projects announced with SEMCORP and Honda, we have new housing developing in many county communities, and Sidney’s downtown has seen an expansion of many businesses. All of these examples are signs of positive growth. “},{“_id”:”CSFXN6EVXZFA3DACTP2EM2AP2Y”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”However, challenges still face our county. Our workforce participation rate is only 23,176 persons (August 22), down from 28,000 persons in 2006, with many jobs going unfilled. Many people (especially women) are left out of the workforce as we do not have available childcare. Drug abuse and neglected children continue to be a challenge for our mental health providers and social service agencies. Yet, while we struggle to address these issues Shelby County provides many essential services to the residents with road and bridge infrastructure, with safety services including emergency dispatch, and with human services such as public assistance programs and mental health and addiction services. We all realize these services come at a cost.”},{“_id”:”3XPOGS5T3NFKFJWREEPXE3G6JQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569297},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Currently, Shelby County receives a large portion of its revenues from sales tax (est. $ 9.6 million), property tax (est. $2.7 million), casino tax ($600,000) and Local Government Funds (est. $768,000), along with numerous other grants and fees. I would like to concentrate some discussion on the Local Government Fund. Ohio’s Local Government Fund (LGF) was created when the state sales tax was introduced in 1934. Monies from the new sales tax were to be split among the counties for use in relief for the poor, for schools and for local governments to use as needed. Over time, the amount of revenue shared has changed based on the needs of the state or the local government entities.”},{“_id”:”Q33FH2NCXJBXPPT4WRCDH5TD2E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569298},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the State’s Fiscal Year of 2012-2013, Ohio counties saw huge cuts to local revenues as the State reduced the Local Government Fund (LGF) allocations to counties from 3.68 percent to 1.66 percent of state General Revenue Fund (GRF) receipts. This was done to balance an $8 billion deficit at the State level but meant a loss for Shelby County of $650,000 yearly. Over the last ten years, the State’s financial position has improved dramatically to where the State’s “Rainy Day Fund” currently holds $2.7 billion.”},{“_id”:”M4FUCNJ3IFCBJGVWWFULZARQYQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569299},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Unfortunately, the funding has never been restored to the county and local level.”},{“_id”:”TPHO674DRRHXZDF42BDCV5HZRQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569300},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The State’s cuts came on the heels of the recession after Shelby County Elected Officials had already made serious cuts to their budget. As I assumed office in 2012, I was not present when the tough choices were made that included removing all support to 14 non-mandated state agencies, employee voluntary pay reductions, cuts to employee health plans, and deferment of necessary infrastructure maintenance and improvements. The cuts of 2012-2013 ensured hiring was frozen, raises for staff were nonexistent, and county department requests were met with the word “NO.””},{“_id”:”OE4VLJFJB5D2NJHHMGPNOPZ4DY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569301},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Over time, Shelby County has been able to make long overdue infrastructure improvements and has made great strides in other areas such as improving support to economic development efforts. However, many of the cuts made 12-15 years ago have never been restored.”},{“_id”:”V6QB7KG4FFDFFCPUOW4U22HARM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569302},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I know that as Shelby County, and all Ohio counties, compete in today’s economy we need new flexible funding to accomplish our citizen’s goals. While many legislators develop grant and loan programs for which we are to apply, the reality is that every county has different needs and should not have to try to use the latest lingo to bring tax dollars back to the local level. That is why I am advocating for a full restoration of LGF to 3.68% by the Governor and Legislature in the State Fiscal year 2024-2025 operating budget.”},{“_id”:”V6M5EOIETJHSBF47L4E4BRPXXU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569303},”type”:”text”,”content”:”If we are to advance Shelby County competitively, we must be able to improve our broadband availability. We must have an educated workforce, and we must have infrastructure that allows for the efficient transportation of goods, services, and people. Having an increase in LGF monies would allow us to have funds towards these goals as well as fill in gaps currently seen with our Victim Services Agency, Juvenile Court and Child Protective Services. As one of the Shelby County Commissioners, I will strive to bring tax dollars back so that all of our residents have the opportunities they desire. “},{“_id”:”GF2FH7ZI6VD5FBEMNRWOU2VELQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Many people say that “the government closest to the people is the best government.” Let’s help achieve that by asking our state officials to allocate more of your tax dollars to your local government.”},{“_id”:”YDIS2KMHZRBS3NYEECVYGN75WI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669659864048},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Julie Ehemann is a registered pharmacist finishing her third term as Shelby County’s first female Commissioner.”},{“_id”:”TCSL2GRYKNDC7CIPPMRVM4T22I”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669651569305},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
“}],”display_date”:”2022-11-29T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: It’s time to restore local government funds”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-29T10:00:01.090Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-29T10:00:01.084Z”,”canonical_url”:”https://www.daytondailynews.com/ideas-voices/voices-its-time-to-restore-local-government-funds/J2WOQKDIINFWVGWLLTL63ZKBBM/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Julie Ehemann”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Julie Ehemann is a registered Pharmacist finishing her third term as Shelby County’s first female Commissioner. 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Mike DeWine.”},{“_id”:”C5DHEFZAFJE6VKNQLMN6GZ4YJQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986776},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Meanwhile, pro-choice Ohioans will likely aim to amend the Ohio Constitution to guarantee a woman’s right to choose abortion.”},{“_id”:”SNJ5OUIZ4ZBRDLDZEMPWKN3GGY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986777},”type”:”text”,”content”:”And Ohioans who oppose gerrymandered General Assembly and congressional districts will likely aim to amend the constitution to require fairly dawn districts.”},{“_id”:”YKJOQR5T7JF77IGEUSHQBAO4IA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986778},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Result: Another complete coincidence, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose wants to make it harder for voters to pass voter-initiated constitutionals amendments.”},{“_id”:”YFOOISINIJBYRMUOAHWJRZPX5A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986779},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Since 1912, the state constitution has required a simple majority of those Ohioans voting on a proposed (petitioned) amendment to pass it. LaRose wants to require a 60% vote on petitioned amendments. (For amendments the legislature proposed, the majority requirement would remain 50% plus one.)”},{“_id”:”7WBR3XFUORDHFOBQGWNYVG65ZY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986780},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Supposedly, this is all about the potential for special interests to come into Ohio to mobilize voters to petition for constitutional amendments that would enrich the issues’ sponsors.”},{“_id”:”MZ3KEN7SZNFCHDLOO3CEOXOLPY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986781},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In fact, though, by passing Issue 2 of 2015, Ohioans have already amended the state constitution to protect it. According to its official ballot language, that year’s Issue 2 “[prohibits] any petitioner from using the Ohio Constitution to grant a monopoly, oligopoly, or cartel for their exclusive financial benefit or to establish a preferential tax status (and, 2) [prohibits] any petitioner from using the Ohio Constitution to grant a commercial interest, right, or license that is not available to similarly situated persons or nonpublic entities.””},{“_id”:”CKHSDZTWPJA4TLLM4IUD2M4BYQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986782},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Among the officeholders who signed the official argument in favor of the 2015 antimonopoly amendment were future State Auditor Keith Faber, a Celina Republican.”},{“_id”:”SIVQJ7MGLJDOFMPFRPD7DM2KCE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986783},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The official “Pro” argument said amendment would “prohibit special interests from amending [the Ohio] Constitution to guarantee financial profits for themselves or get special economic privileges.” The amendment was in part a reaction to a ballot issue proposing a statewide marijuana monopoly, and further back, 2009′s casino-gambling initiative.”},{“_id”:”ZXBS4G34HNBFFG5MZ7YZQ55DJQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986784},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Bottom line: The Ohio Constitution already includes safeguards against special-interest hijackers, unless that is, LaRose considers an anti-gerrymandering amendment a “special interest” or sees abortion as a “special interest.””},{“_id”:”JEU76KWQIZBWJB4CWLNP23ZLWM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986785},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The pivot isn’t “special interests.” The pivot is the public interest.”},{“_id”:”A7X7ERFD5RDUZP4OQHTL7AQON4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986786},”type”:”text”,”content”:”If someone opposes abortion or fair districts, she or he should have at it, on those topics. But don’t handcuff Ohio voters: The constitution, after all, belongs to them – not to Statehouse insiders, who are supposed to be their servants, not their masters.”},{“_id”:”I3CAKJXI3FDSFILCCWMWHJURSQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986787},”type”:”text”,”content”:”As for the State Board of Education, Senate President Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican who wants to reduce its powers, isn’t the first Ohio officeholder the panel has frustrated.”},{“_id”:”XGYUFVPO7JAHHC3CQOA3H222VQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986788},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the 1990s, then-Gov. George V. Voinovich, a Cleveland Republican, wanted to reform the board. Instead, then-House Speaker Vernal G. Riffe Jr., a Scioto County Democrat, would only agree to reformat the board so it would be composed of a mix of elected members and of members appointed by the governor. Senate Republicans aim to transfer the board’s major responsibilities to a new Department of Education and Workforce directly answerable to DeWine. (The current Education Department answers to the state board.)”},{“_id”:”VQTJ6B4I2JA6XCDA5UCJMDIPQY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669231986789},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Maybe the deck chairs need re-arranging. Or maybe grousing about the state board is a way to distract attention from what should be the real education-policy issue: Full funding, by the Senate and the House, of Ohio’s bipartisan Fair School Funding Plan.”},{“_id”:”3SEKYG62BBDNZCOFH6RLOCSKVQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Thomas Suddes is a former legislative reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland and writes from Ohio University. 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Last year, we distributed over 15 million pounds of food to over 650,000 of our neighbors, and we run supplemental programs through The Foodbank to meet gaps in services and support communities disproportionately impacted by food insecurity.”},{“_id”:”6H6IK5MDR5ALPOK6MV43N2IUCY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967745},”type”:”text”,”content”:”As the Miami Valley has experienced increased need for food assistance over the past three years, we are very proud of what The Foodbank’s network of partner agencies, team, volunteers, and donors have accomplished to meet the need. While food pantries across our community continue to expand and improve operations to alleviate hunger, we know that food insecurity will not be solved with food alone.”},{“_id”:”KFYMUB5MNJFPNN5PJEJ6Q3XTPI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967746},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In keeping with this understanding, The Foodbank will launch our new five-year strategic plan in January centered on a new mission, “Eliminating Hunger and its Root Causes.” This mission will focus on three pillars: Advocacy, Re-entry, and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We will continue this work in tandem with our food distribution services, which are, and will continue to be, vital to meeting emergency food needs in our community.”},{“_id”:”P4N25UGXVBHURG65UR4BJIZAKI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967747},”type”:”text”,”content”:”To create long-term social change for our community, we must also advocate for policies that increase food security, support our neighbors experiencing poverty, and create a stronger, healthier society for all.”},{“_id”:”R4OETETILNCVRKCDKVKFSWFR6A”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967748},”type”:”text”,”content”:”When we discuss issues of food justice, it is critical that we center our work in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in order to address the way that poverty, food, and racial inequity intersect. Countless research has shown that people of color face higher rates of food insecurity than their white peers. Feeding America has estimated that over 24% of Black households experienced food insecurity in 2020.”},{“_id”:”LDKTXHEHWVHHLP4RIXC5ZHOGKM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967749},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Across the nation, formerly incarcerated individuals experience several barriers to gaining meaningful employment, leading to high rates of food insecurity and ultimately higher rates of recidivism, health care expenditures, and other inequities. At The Foodbank, we believe that paying a sustainable wage is critical to reducing poverty and food insecurity. We are grateful to offer an entry-level wage of $18 an hour and offer fully paid healthcare benefits to our staff along with a flexible four-day work week. Building in these supports helps create an environment where everyone can thrive.”},{“_id”:”FZZA234UQVACHFJLE27ATY2ONU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967750},”type”:”text”,”content”:”We are grateful for our partnership with the Dayton Daily News, who, for over 40 years has supported the Valley Food Relief Campaign. 100% of funds donated to Valley Food Relief support The Foodbank’s food purchase program, which helps supplement the donated product we receive. These funds go to purchasing food such as frozen protein, fresh vegetables, special diet items, and kid-friendly foods.”},{“_id”:”TYU6HP3CENBZLBZ2OOZRC7VBCE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967751},”type”:”text”,”content”:”When you donate to The Foodbank, it is important to us that you understand the impact of your support. Our organization has received recognition at the national level for our financial accountability and impact, including four stars on Charity Navigator and a Guidestar Platinum rating.”},{“_id”:”Z4JDU6ENPJB5ZC6SKN5E2AFVFE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967752},”type”:”text”,”content”:”To support this campaign, visit thefoodbankdayton.org/donate and select Valley Food Relief. We are thankful for every dollar donated as we know every contribution — no matter the size — represents your belief in a hunger-free community.”},{“_id”:”BBDTTYVTQ5BLJPVVSBJNEY7JP4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669227967753},”type”:”text”,”content”:”- The Foodbank Team”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: Valley Food Relief and the root causes of food insecurity”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:03.387Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:03.381Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/voices-valley-food-relief-and-the-root-causes-of-food-insecurity/JVWQYDU7BVGG3IVCFWS3226JAQ/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”The Foodbank Team”,”width”:4000,”caption”:”The Foodbank Team (CONTRIBUTED)”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/WEZCRMTEQJEZ5KTCHGKWD4XFNI.jpg”,”height”:3000}},”_id”:”JVWQYDU7BVGG3IVCFWS3226JAQ”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”NOR5PTVUTRHHTHMBOHKLDZHWKI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642129},”type”:”text”,”content”:”As an employee of Five Rivers MetroParks, I spend a lot of time talking to the public about the many incredible benefits of spending time outdoors. However, as the daughter of someone who was homeless for nearly a decade, it is never lost on me that some people have no choice but to be outdoors, sleeping in tents, on the streets or in cars, because they don’t have a permanent residence.”},{“_id”:”4OP26DIFQZAZZOLROJIWVPNHS4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642130},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The way my dad became homeless and estranged from his family doesn’t really matter as much as my realization that homelessness can happen to anyone and for many reasons.”},{“_id”:”Z6WKUAA2K5FIPE2DIEYZ5UUHB4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642131},”type”:”text”,”content”:”On the surface, years of poor choices, along with verbal, emotional and sometimes physical abuse, left my father without a permanent residence and with family who did not feel safe around him. As an adult, I understand much of this was rooted in his mental illnesses.”},{“_id”:”CXR4DP7WUJE6FAJZHXGDFBK6H4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642132},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The nexus many people’s struggles, from addiction to homelessness, is untreated mental illness, and often it’s the people closest to these individuals who suffer along with them.”},{“_id”:”2ABBCHSEVZBB5JM27H2ROZITTI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642133},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It’s taken nearly my entire adulthood to rebuild my self-esteem and manage my general anxiety disorder. Even now, I struggle to cultivate deep relationships with others because of the fear of being hurt or “less than.” After all, no one wants to share their time with complicated people, right?”},{“_id”:”HVUF7DXH6JGA5CDP3XJVDJWQLU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642134},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Additionally, I am in the in the position where I need to protect your own mental health while also understanding my loved one – who has spent nearly a lifetime breaking your heart – does so because they are unwell and need help. It is one of the most emotionally difficult things I’ve ever experienced.”},{“_id”:”SVNNET2GQZFHHGYTIXXQVZHDE4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642135},”type”:”text”,”content”:”National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week was recognized Nov. 12 – 20. It is my hope people understand that supporting organizations that address challenges associated with mental health, addiction, hunger and homelessness have a ripple effect far beyond the individuals who see a direct benefit. They benefit people like me, someone who has had to care about their parent from a physical and emotional distance.”},{“_id”:”TR7HQXAG6BHM3MGYJWD4VLVVTQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642136},”type”:”text”,”content”:”According to 2021 data by Homeless Solutions, 3,397 “households” and 3,987 people experience homelessness in Montgomery County annually. Additionally, statistics point to racial disparity among those who are homeless, with Black individuals experiencing homelessness at nearly the same rate as white individuals, although Black individuals account for only 21% of the county, demographically speaking.”},{“_id”:”6LNDG6IY2VB4LLL6E3CFREPGMU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642137},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In addition, the affordable housing shortage makes finding a permanent residence difficult for many. Youth homelessness is also a challenge, specifically for LGBTQIA+ youth. In fact, the Williams Institute reports that 40% of homeless youth serviced by agencies identify as LGBT+.”},{“_id”:”EVIQMQIXPBCUJHG34T2E5UH6D4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642138},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A 2015 assessment by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development states that of the 564,708 people who were homeless on any given night in United States, 25% of had a serious mental illness. People who are without permanent residence and mental illness also are more vulnerable to addiction.”},{“_id”:”OBXQMOEDE5CYFKOMDZMOB6QW7M”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642139},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Because physical and mental wellness are closely tied, lack of access to nutritional food is just another challenge for people who are homeless, in addition to the 44 million Americans who are at risk of suffering from hunger. More than 30% of people in the Foodbank’s service area struggle with food insecurity, nearly 33% of whom are children.”},{“_id”:”KGZMLIJA55E6JH54MUFR2LZHHQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642140},”type”:”text”,”content”:”There is no easy way to address these challenges, but we can look to community leaders who are on the frontlines of these battles for guidance. We can support organizations that work directly with people who are challenged with hunger and homelessness.”},{“_id”:”O6WPE2P5UREJPH5DU22GBRB3EY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642141},”type”:”text”,”content”:”While my father doesn’t reside in Ohio and now has a more permanent living situation, I know he has benefited from supportive communities of people and organizations that have helped him when I can’t. This is why I feel so strongly about supporting local organizations in Dayton. This is how I can pay it forward.”},{“_id”:”S2NP6DR3SVD2REIYKEULLALWGA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642142},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In my role at Five Rivers MetroParks, I am lucky to work with some of our staff and partner organizations that are making an impact. As much as this is a story rooted in my opinion, this is also a love letter to them.”},{“_id”:”N2P2PH66FJCGZBZMHHGPFKOYJY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642143},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Please consider patronizing, supporting and volunteering for these wonderful organizations during this season of gratitude:”},{“list_type”:”unordered”,”_id”:”UYCWJOQL6VANFF5UJCB6ESBYHY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”list”,”items”:[{“_id”:”O5L246SZWBF5XN4P6WIL7T3HWU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Homefull: Provides resources and services related to mental health counseling and addiction treatment. Runs the EBT/SNAP exchange at the 2nd Street Market. homefull.org”},{“_id”:”RWSYFHA7V5D7BPD6RLAUMILYDI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The Foodbank, Inc.: Acquires and distributes food through a network of partner agencies and is a Feeding America member. thefoodbank.org”},{“_id”:”YB63O27HFFDQRHTIFJEHAVUJV4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addition & Mental Health Services: Provides resources for mental health counseling and addiction treatment services. mcadamhs.org”},{“_id”:”YDOXXZIS25AX5GKDXIAMXTIRKM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”2nd Street Market: A Five Rivers MetroParks facility, the Market is one of the only destinations for fresh produce in the downtown Dayton area. Most Market vendors accept EBT/SNAP and Produce Perksbenefits. metroparks.org/localfood”},{“_id”:”JHY6KAXFDJEYXOOJSUSIXUHGNE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”block_properties”:{},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Gem City Market: One of west Dayton’s only full-service grocers, the co-op accepts EBT/SNAP and Produce Perks benefits. You do not have to be a member-owner to shop at the Gem City Market. gemcitymarket.com.”}]},{“_id”:”DWYIVQ3YJJG7DOAJDVJ4HFJAFE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669230642145},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
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I answered, but before I could say hello, I heard panicked, high-pitched screams of terror.”},{“_id”:”V4ZFV3UX7ZAHZF2Q5XIRPRBNYQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168734},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Oh my God, daddy, I’ve been hit!””},{“_id”:”JQMA4BX54VAZPOWX63VHPDZYWY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168735},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A car ran a red light and hit hers, causing significant damage. Turns out the young lady driving was on her cell phone and wasn’t paying attention.”},{“_id”:”AU2VFOJJGNC4TONNAFBIFC673Q”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168736},”type”:”text”,”content”:”That’s one of the reasons I’m interested in Ohio House Bill 283, which would prohibit using electronic communications devices while driving except in certain emergencies. Some 25 states currently ban cell phone use while driving, and most states already ban texting while driving.”},{“_id”:”NDCG5JOKFNB7ZN5AETBFEWUSYI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168737},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Under the bill, police can pull over any driver looking at an electronic wireless device while operating a vehicle. The bill easily passed the House (77-11) and now goes to the Senate.”},{“_id”:”GHPZKJCW4FGJ5LG22SM2DSR2GQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168738},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The bill could be better. Drivers can still use their phones if they don’t have to enter a phone number manually (Sec. 4511.204., No. 4). In other words, a driver can put their phone by their ear and be OK if they don’t touch it. Drivers can also use wireless devices if the vehicle has come to a stop (Sec. 4511.204 No. 3).”},{“_id”:”BHDVLRRA4ZCGRHF5T67VSCI3JE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168739},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But compromise should be the art of politics, and in this case, this is a good first step — but shouldn’t be the last step.”},{“_id”:”ASNVUGD3CNH4ZCYXRKJIOF5SAM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168740},”type”:”text”,”content”:”This newspaper quoted a House news release, saying in Ohio, “there were more than 91,000 distracted-driving crashes from 2013 through 2019, causing more than 47,000 injuries and 305 deaths.””},{“_id”:”MTXNQIPFONBS7KKU3TZ7VRB7UU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168741},”type”:”text”,”content”:”That’s a lot of hurt for the people injured by thoughtless drivers and devastation for families who have lost loved ones.”},{“_id”:”WWCYPVDXHFDI5LNNRK326XGLG4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168742},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Remember, driving is a privilege, not a right, so lawmakers should take aggressive actions to protect its citizens and reconsider the law’s current loopholes.”},{“_id”:”6HSJ7YWPKRD5LNHNIQ3WEJE5DQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168743},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Allowing drivers to have a device by their ear borders on silly season. How will they do that? Balance it on their shoulders? Keep it on their lap? Wear headphones? I’m not sure of the logic, especially since Bluetooth technology has been in cars since 2001. Nearly 9 in 10 new cars have Bluetooth, so there’s no need to touch any electronic device.”},{“_id”:”QXPCZA4YL5GXPOTR2GLQ2G7VWU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168744},”type”:”text”,”content”:”What happens when drivers drop their phones? They reach for it, even if the car’s moving. They don’t tell themselves, “Oh, I can wait until I get to my destination to retrieve my device.” They reach for it.”},{“_id”:”AZ4HU3NDBJAGBN5TC5YI7IP5ZE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168745},”type”:”text”,”content”:”And why do drivers need to check their texts or notifications while stopped at a light? That’s simply more distractions that a society addicted to their devices doesn’t need.”},{“_id”:”ANHULSWDUJDU3D7QZCOZQSDTUU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168746},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Nearly two-thirds of Americans show signs of nomophobia, the fear of being without their phone. Four out of 10 people admit to using their phones too much, and one in five would rather go without shoes for a week than their phone.”},{“_id”:”QCT4JMDWMNDZ3L6RTUBSXBWLOU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168747},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I did not make that up.”},{“_id”:”WOP42KV56NG7HHAKDREA5C6TJE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168748},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Given those statistics, what do you think drivers will do when drivers stop? As soon as they start to slow down, they will check their phone. They will check it at a light, at a stop sign, stopped in the grocery store parking lot, you name it.”},{“_id”:”TVMC3LMEXZD3HBJQNG5IODASFA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168749},”type”:”text”,”content”:”This is easy. Simply ban touching a phone for any reason except emergencies. (And while you’re at it, ban those phone holders that people have in their cars. So distracting. As soon as people hear the ping, they look at their phones and not the road. Pavlov would be proud).”},{“_id”:”27YKMQ36QNC5NJ4NJIG7QIMSVA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168750},”type”:”text”,”content”:”This is a good first step. I hope the Senate gives consideration to making this bill even stronger.”},{“_id”:”YKYQBNOPQRFWNGL2SM27ERRQAM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168751},”type”:”text”,”content”:”For those worried about the ability to be connected, you can also always get off the road, pull into a gas station, and make a call or answer a text (if it’s that important). Ask yourself — of all the pings you get while driving, how many have to be answered right that very second?”},{“_id”:”M3KMXURUE5HLBG2QLB4VJWDJV4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168752},”type”:”text”,”content”:”That’s right. Almost none.”},{“_id”:”SMBUJQ6YENCHVPT26BI5ZLRVQI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669241168753},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Ray Marcano’s column appears on these pages each Sunday. He can be reached at raymarcanoddn@gmail.com.”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”MARCANO: Your phone can wait”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:02.734Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-27T10:00:02.727Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/marcano-your-phone-can-wait/6YWWO2PXMVETPJL2HO7HY3YXOU/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Ray Marcano”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Ray Marcano”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/DF37BP5RVFH7HJXQFCU7PPWT3I.jpg”,”height”:563}},”_id”:”6YWWO2PXMVETPJL2HO7HY3YXOU”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”3P4BMACGKFHULCKZS3EWK5UYPI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574210},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Thomas Suddes’ Nov 14. opinion piece “Election Underscored Long, Slow Decline of Ohio Democratic Party” criticizes but doesn’t offer many solutions for how the Dems could do any better in this unfairly gerrymandered state which carries an electorate that appears to be willing to vote for candidates who pander to Trump. The gerrymandering chicanery in which the Republicans engaged had a profound effect on the election and how the Democratic Party was supposed to counter that chicanery is a mystery to me.”},{“_id”:”DUG5SEQHWZEAHMTQIDH7OYS5WE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574211},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I will agree that the Democratic National Committee seems to have written off Ohio and perhaps for good reason. So far, my personal experience with living in Ohio since 2021 has included having to put up with two “F Joe Biden” flags in my immediate neighborhood. Despite how reprehensible the Trump was to me, I would never dream of flying such a flag with his name on it.”},{“_id”:”SQ7RIZY5UNFTTB2LJR66AGBDGI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574212},”type”:”text”,”content”:”President Biden has done a lot to help the working people of Ohio and every other state and Republican lawmakers have been keen to take credit for Biden’s work despite not voting for the very programs aimed at making our lives better. Likewise, the red electorate will happily take whatever is offered without acknowledging its origins. I see the Republican party as being full of hypocrisy and completely lacking in self-awareness.”},{“_id”:”IRGMY3GBR5BR3MOWETE62OK4QY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574213},”type”:”text”,”content”:”- Mary Beth Sweetland, Beavercreek”},{“_id”:”GZHSQMEFRBA2TPCNQLHTYQP7AE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574214},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A minority controlled Ohio Legislature is proposing SB178, which shifts the responsibility to develop educational policy, establish financial standards and implementation of programs to the governor, leaving the Ohio Board of Education with only the responsibility to select the state superintendent, license teachers, handle staff disciplinary issues and make school territory transfer decisions.”},{“_id”:”GRPHIC3KAZBJJO4KGQ4QIGOSXA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574215},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In June of 2021, the Ohio House passed HB 110 in the bipartisan biennial operating budget for FYs 2022-2023 that included The Fair School Funding Plan. This plan went a long way to address the way Ohio funded schools which the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 1997. Yes, ensuring safe schools, equal access to quality programs and quality educators is expensive. The funding of HB 110 will be phased in over the next two years. The risk is that funding must be revisited every two years. With a powerless Ohio Board of Education, will a minority controlled legislature remain committed to Ohio’s students?”},{“_id”:”FA7NYWNJUFGSFG4FQM6CK37534″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574216},”type”:”text”,”content”:”SB 178 also matters because non-educators will be controlling not only funding, but policy and standards (content). Ohioans elected the members of the Ohio Board of Education, not the Governor, to set policy and programs. SB178 will allow a gerrymandered minority to dictate what is taught and how. We have only to look to Texas and Florida to see the chilling consequences of controlled and censored education.”},{“_id”:”S7QNR2QLOJHXXMRRHEY3FLKJ5E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669216574217},”type”:”text”,”content”:”- Libby Earle, Hamilton”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-26T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Letters to the Editor: Nov. 26, 2022″},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-26T10:00:02.105Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-26T10:00:02.098Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/letters-to-the-editor-nov-26-2022/5YYZXSTLX5CELHX7VARBAUFWIM/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Brendan shea”,”width”:1920,”caption”:”Ohio School Board member Brendan Shea of London discusses his proposed resolution opposing changes to Title IX that would dismantle protections for transgender students at the September 2022 state board of education meeting. Courtesy of The Ohio Channel.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/YNJF5HHOZFBFNALQLIQX7CBX5Q.jpg”,”height”:1080}},”_id”:”5YYZXSTLX5CELHX7VARBAUFWIM”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”KSUIGI2S3BG57JNMF7O5XYLCLE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400189},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The forty school shootings in the United States in 2022, including the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Michigan and St. Louis, and the recent nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs, have precipitated an avalanche of opinions regarding the Second Amendment (notice that I said opinion, and not dialogue). And I have no intention of weighing in on either side. But what I would like to do is shine a little light on the menace of mental illness that creates these horrific scenes of bloodshed, which dominates our newspapers and our evening news.”},{“_id”:”3OIFWA4FUNHC3F27TUO2P5I4EY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400191},”type”:”text”,”content”:”So, what drives someone to shoot fourth graders, or anyone else for that matter? Many say that it is “evil.” I get that. But since most of us have moved past demonic possession, the word “evil” is mostly meaningless. But, if you still want to call these actions “evil,” for lack of a better word, then we need to understand where “evil” originates.”},{“_id”:”YQKEHW6MJJCPLITJNUVBQQUSPM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400192},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It is neurochemical. A dear friend from medical school, a neurologist, and neuroanatomist, joked that every nuance of life boiled down to two things: ”neurons that fire and glands that squirt.””},{“_id”:”6X6OTQR7GZBPRCCXXIAJWIBKK4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400193},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Place a newborn baby into its mother’s arms. Suddenly, an unbreakable bond has formed. Why? The neurohormone, oxytocin has been released into the mother’s bloodstream.”},{“_id”:”BAEOWHR4ZJBILG2PVEYHNAYWPE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400194},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Likewise, the rage that fills the heart of a killer has an origin — a neurochemical origin. And that chemical is D2 dopamine. One of five types of dopamine, it, when elevated (genetic), causes racing thoughts, rapid mood changes, unbridled anger, narcissism, and sleep disturbances. Raise it even higher and you will see obsessions, compulsions, paranoia, and suicidal ideation. And it is only a short walk from suicidal thought to homicidal thought.”},{“_id”:”GAV5OP5KWRADNCB6BBT4SWDBKQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400195},”type”:”text”,”content”:”So, why aren’t we looking for signs of high D2 dopamine in mentally disturbed patients? The answer is because most providers on the front line of mental health haven’t been trained to recognize it. Described in “Towards a glutamate hypothesis of depression,” (Neuropharmacology, Jan. 2012, page 62-67), D2 dopamine causes rage, impulsivity, and incongruency of thought. Sound familiar? The Glutamic Theory, as opposed to the fifty-year-old Monoamine Theory, perfectly describes the neurochemical scourge of symptoms in patients with elevated levels of D2 dopamine, including rage, hate, and other negative symptoms listed above. And since its entrance into the medical literature fifteen years ago, surely it must be the hitching post of modern psychiatry. One would hope so. But actually, it is not.”},{“_id”:”TZWKAHCZS5G7LNRSTRRGGSTCVI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400196},”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the last fifteen years or so, I have taught more than one hundred-fifty medical and PA students in my office. When queried, not one of them had ever heard anything regarding the Glutamic Theory or D2 dopamine. That is pathetic and sad. And I would extend that nescience to the family practice providers and OBGYN’s that man the front lines of mental illness. The outdated monoamine theory just tells these practitioners to try a different serotonin drug, even though the previous ones have failed. Unfortunately, that is all they know. The Glutamic Theory has not made it into their respective medical literature.”},{“_id”:”3Y3BTCTF6JHS3I55OWXUF7WNWA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400197},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Despite what the talking heads say, the problem with mental illness is not access to help. Access to what? Fifty-year-old theories? We need a revolution in psychiatry. First responders to mental health crises need more than a weekend crash course in neuropsychiatry. They need to understand D2 dopamine and how to recognize it. And one hundred percent of psychiatrists need to be on board with the Glutamic Theory, not the current thirty percent. Until then, thoughts and prayers are all we’ve got.”},{“_id”:”STQFGDXOGFCWNNYV2KNT2IPYQI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669147400198},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Dr. Rick Gebhart is an associate professor of medicine at Wright State University, Ohio State University, and Chamberlain University.”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-25T10:01:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: We need to understand the neurochemical origin of mass killings”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-25T10:01:00.235Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-25T10:01:00.228Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/voices-we-need-to-understand-the-neurochemical-origin-of-mass-killings/YLQABK5CTVGZTDJW73LIZTHPVQ/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Dr. Rick Gebhart”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Dr. Rick Gebhart (CONTRIBUTED)”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/V4A7J6PRGNCSRKQ7BIJQMQDNAA.jpg”,”height”:563}},”_id”:”YLQABK5CTVGZTDJW73LIZTHPVQ”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”2MW5KSEFLBFGBNWJIN5ZRLNZI4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669044121346},”type”:”text”,”content”:”As an employee of the Department of Defense, the last two years have left me deeply unsettled. What are my ethical obligations when a Commander in Chief will not clearly commit to a peaceful transfer of power? When would I have to leave the career I love? It’s not merely a job to me; I swore an oath. Bedrock assumptions about our political system that I’ve always taken for granted now feel palpable and fragile.”},{“_id”:”YG5FGNU27JAJ7DHS3EUAQKDLPQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360930},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Our politics have become toxic. The parties are tribal and the rhetoric is divisive. Political conversations at Thanksgiving have always been a bit awkward, but this year we may feel genuine dread about what might erupt over turkey.”},{“_id”:”67IOTD3AIJEC5NM57XB3Y6QCDI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360931},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The recent election blanketed the airwaves and social feeds with the most negative ads I’ve ever seen. People like Stuart Rhodes, the militia group founder currently on trial for seditiously conspiring to attack The Capitol on Jan. 6, are willing to use violence to achieve their political goals. An endless parade of craven politicians clearly care more about power than duty. As awful as violent seditionists and craven politicians are, they are symptoms, not the cancer.”},{“_id”:”S6PGBJJ2OFBQXH4HDOI4LVULGU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360932},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The cancer is the powerful lie that our neighbors who disagree with us about politics are evil.”},{“_id”:”YASVZJVODBHABHIXQSGISY2TTQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360933},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The carcinogen causing this cancer is outrage fed to us by social media algorithms in order to sell ads. Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and cable news all pump the carcinogen into our minds through smartphones and TV screens. The data on this carcinogen is becoming vast and we’ve all felt its effects. Max Fisher’s ‘The Chaos Machine’ is an extensively sourced looking at how these algorithms have produced radicalization and horrifyingly violent real-world effects. Most of us would never condone Rhode’s violence, but it’s easy to find ourselves wondering if it might be justified when a machine feeds us a constant stream of lies and propaganda about stolen elections or the existential threat posed by the “others.””},{“_id”:”YPRMRU7S4BFMFEUZ5MLFRUC7KU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360934},”type”:”text”,”content”:”President Jimmy Carter wrote an article in January this year in which he identifies the cure for our cancer:”},{“_id”:”IU2ESR65YJBZHBJ5UHMHAI2NSM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360935},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“[W]e must resist the polarization that is reshaping our identities around politics. We must focus on a few core truths: that we are all human, we are all Americans and we have common hopes for our communities and our country to thrive. We must find ways to re-engage across the divide, respectfully and constructively, by holding civil conversations with family, friends and co-workers and standing up collectively to the forces dividing us.””},{“_id”:”OLXV2PKJAZAMREZ6LD7WEFTKMA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360936},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I’m sure this rings true to you as it did to me, but what does it look like in practice? How do we administer this cure?”},{“_id”:”KKC5TG5UXRBV7D2LKT3VFCMJPU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360937},”type”:”text”,”content”:”We must cut out the cancer with real conversations. Real conversations remind us of the experience and the values we share with our neighbors. Real conversations remove the carcinogenic lies told by the algorithm and show us truth.”},{“_id”:”BUPM5U3BONBT5HOGHK5K2MKDKI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360938},”type”:”text”,”content”:”So go have real, face-to-face conversations. Seek out people you might not otherwise interact with and spend time listening. Become a mentor at Montgomery County Ohio College Promise. Take a class at Rosewood Arts Center, chat in the front yard with your neighbor whose political signs give you pause. Don’t run away from that conversation over pumpkin pie later today. Remember those people are your friends, your neighbors, your family.”},{“_id”:”WVVP7TCLZFGM5LIUFICWITNBVQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360939},”type”:”text”,”content”:”When you think about it, conversation is the only tool we have for this American experiment. If we lose it — if the cancer corrupts it — violence and coercion are all that’s left.”},{“_id”:”DUMFHGOJXNC23CGHQXZE5N42PY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669044121357},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Evan is a writer, climber, aerospace engineer and self-proclaimed audiobook nerd. He grew up working on a ranch in Montana, has lived and worked across the United States and currently resides in Kettering.”},{“_id”:”YG5FGNU27JAJ7DHS3EUAQKDLPQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669129360930},”type”:”text”,”content”:”
“}],”display_date”:”2022-11-24T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: Resist polarization, have real conversations with your neighbors”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-24T10:00:02.779Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-24T10:00:02.771Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/voices-resist-polarization-have-real-conversations-with-your-neighbors/TOOWFENYCJCELBJWSIUZMVHOT4/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Evan Ward”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Evan Ward is a writer, climber, aerospace engineer and self-proclaimed audiobook nerd. 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The statewide average for 3rd-grade reading proficiency is only 59.8%. According to Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee, this means 40% of 3rd graders are not on track and could be held back. Lawmakers and administrators are scrambling to find the answer to improve Ohio test scores. Could it be access to high-quality preschool for Ohio students?”},{“_id”:”EIGQN4Y7ENHFFF73NRRICFW3UA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669059502772},”type”:”text”,”content”:”A NIEERS report showed that attending a quality preschool could reduce the achievement gap by 41% in reading and 27% in math for low-income students. However, less than 54.9% of Ohio’s 3- and 4-year-olds are enrolled in preschool. As an early childhood educator, I have seen the kindergarten readiness tests shift, expecting more from young children. Gone are the times when we learned our alphabet, colors, shapes, and numbers in kindergarten. Children are now expected to enter kindergarten knowing these and to have skills such as sharing, turn-taking, tying shoes, and name-writing. Some children can learn these skills at home, while others learn them in preschool. Nevertheless, what about the 45.1% of children in Ohio who are not in preschool? Can Ohio afford to continue letting our children — our future employees and employers — continue to fall behind?”},{“_id”:”KRIHXYN7MRGUDF3GJ22YCRREF4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669059502773},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Providing an opportunity for all 3- and 4-year-olds in Ohio to access high-quality preschool will require funding. However, it is already happening in multiple states which fund it in various ways. Some use the K-12 funding formula, while others use lottery funds, sports betting taxes, tobacco taxes, and federal expansion grants. The funding is there, and the cost-to-benefit ratio supports universal preschool. A study from the UpJohn Institute found that for every $1 spent, the gain for the community was $1.84.”},{“_id”:”G7HBQOQ54JE6JFVQOOFVMVIV24″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669059502774},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Some may question: how can we expand preschool access in Ohio? We can look to local programs like Preschool Promise, which have been working to offer affordable preschool in Southwest Ohio. Others may ask: who will say what is high-quality and ensure quality is maintained? Fortunately, we already have Ohio’s Step Up to Quality program.”},{“_id”:”GPH5WCWJUVDELGIRYX4LT5FZA4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669059502775},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Not only is universal preschool feasible in Ohio, but there are many benefits to implementing this policy. When universal preschool was implemented in the District of Columbia, researchers found that the number of mothers who entered the workforce increased by 12%. Imagine how much families would benefit from the added income of another person entering the workforce. A review of research on the economic effects of access to high-quality preschool has found a reduction in future crime and public assistance, increases in elementary test scores, high school graduation, and work productivity in students who attended such programs.”},{“_id”:”NXWG45ZCPFHIXPDD76BQ4YCFL4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669059502776},”type”:”text”,”content”:”With test scores currently falling in the state, it is time to shift our focus to providing children with the best opportunities, starting with universal preschool. We can’t afford not to.”},{“_id”:”ZZWK275TMZHTJICSKUK76B7ZF4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669223267084},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Tiffany Berman is an early childhood educator and a doctoral student in the educational studies program at the University of Cincinnati.”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-23T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: Is universal preschool the answer to falling test scores?”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-23T10:00:01.652Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-23T17:08:32.886Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/voices-is-universal-preschool-the-answer-to-falling-test-scores/C6YLNSRF2ZDVNJ2JAPZXKIHDGQ/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Tiffany Berman”,”width”:1000,”caption”:”Tiffany Berman is an early childhood educator and a doctoral student in the educational studies program at the University of Cincinnati. (CONTRIBUTED)”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/AADU2ACNGVC7FFVMKEIXCZY74E.jpg”,”height”:563}},”_id”:”C6YLNSRF2ZDVNJ2JAPZXKIHDGQ”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”KS2TAYROGJFRVPNWQKJONKSK2E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I feel like a broken record; sex ed is a human right. Sex ed saves lives. Young people deserve sex ed. Sex ed, when done well, works.”},{“_id”:”LKG23ZQ44ZETPIKTFUIB5JDQGI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”I am a fierce advocate for comprehensive relationship and sexual health education (CSE), so I will continue to shout these facts from the roof tops. But I think it is time we push beyond them.”},{“_id”:”4CSCLFCMFJBYRLIPECC3SJ2GL4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Saying that sex ed is important may not be enough anymore. People know that sex ed is important. In fact, more than 85% of parents and almost all students favor comprehensive sex education over abstinence-only approaches. So why is Ohio still falling so far behind?”},{“_id”:”A3TB22WYZNHWTCAXOG4NMWV2QE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Since the fall of Roe, we have received an increase in requests for educational services. And unfortunately, this was expected. We knew that panic would ensue once Roe was overturned and people began to feel the uncertainty of access to abortion and birth control.”},{“_id”:”LYCII22UYZBXNG6I5XTFVWOXNI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”But there’s a problem there. While I am glad that people recognized the realities and chose to reach out, the asks were limited only to pregnancy prevention methods. This is concerning to educators for several reasons.”},{“_id”:”QRXUVNZMOZCLJMZEBXAORJT6NI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Namely, when sex ed is limited to only “pregnancy prevention”, youth are missing out on critical information and skills needed to make fully informed and empowered decisions about their relationships and sexual health. We could teach youth about how to prevent a pregnancy, however, if they have not learned about reproductive and sexual anatomy, they will struggle to apply the content of a pregnancy prevention lesson. If they do not receive education on communication skills, they may struggle to discuss protection methods with a partner. If they do not learn about consent and boundaries, they might find themselves in a situation where they feel like they cannot say no. All of these scenarios could ultimately lead to an unwanted pregnancy. And that’s just one unfortunate consequence of a lack of access to education. Ohioans must look at this holistically.”},{“_id”:”6VBIKCX6OVCUJO732TZLWHFNM4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Zoom out.”},{“_id”:”H5OG6PJ7YRAZHPABPQVDYFSJTY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”It’s no secret that the state of Ohio works tirelessly to make comprehensive sex education less accessible for youth. Similar to TRAP laws that impede access to abortion care, legislators continue to put in place requirements that make it increasingly difficult for schools to offer comprehensive sex ed or to have highly trained and competent educators in to work with their students. Right now, Ohio law promotes an “abstinence only,” approach. This programming is, at best, ineffective. At its worse, it is harmful to young people, particularly, but not exclusively to LGBTQIA+ people, Black people, people of color, and survivors of sexual violence. Study after study has confirmed that abstinence-only programs are ineffective and detrimental to participants, yet Ohio legislators continue to fund it.”},{“_id”:”Q6EWYKSNTVF4DG3E462HRDXMTA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”At Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio, we work every single day to increase access to comprehensive sex education for youth in the communities we serve. Ohio is the last state without health education standards. Furthermore, what is written into the Ohio Revised Code is horrendous, outdated and rooted in AOUM approaches. The education programming that we have developed is in alignment with the National Sex Education Standards created by the Future of Sex Education (FoSE) partnership. If you’re still reading and you’re angry, good. If you want to learn more on how to advocate for comprehensive sex ed in your community or school, email educate@ppswo.org to learn about our advocate training.”},{“_id”:”4CIXLKXT2NEU7BSBB2YBESKUZE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Youth in Ohio need and deserve comprehensive sex education that sets them up for healthy relationships and equips them with the knowledge needed to navigate the world. Together we can push for an Ohio that facilitates that. But we have to do it together. And we have to be focused. Now more than ever — their futures depend on change.”},{“_id”:”Q57DM5TAKZGSFCQX2W3RJKA6NY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Sarah Dahlston, M.S. is the Director of Education for Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region and an AASECT and CHES certified sexuality educator.”}],”display_date”:”2022-11-22T10:00:00Z”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”VOICES: It’s time we start prioritizing sex education in Ohio”},”first_publish_date”:”2022-11-22T10:00:02.172Z”,”taxonomy”:{“sections”:[{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices”,”description”:””,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”_website_section_id”:”dayton-daily-news./ideas-voices”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“default”:” & Voices | Editorials, Columns, Op-Ed, Letters to the Editor”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”dayton-daily-news”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”,”_id”:”/ideas-voices”,”ancestors”:{“default”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”],”TopNav”:[],”TopicsBar”:[“https://www.daytondailynews.com/”]},”order”:{“+ add”:1015,”default”:1048,”SectionMap”:1040,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:1007,”TopicsBar”:1004,”ComposerNav”:1020}}},”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/ideas-voices”,”name”:”Ideas & Voices”},”tags”:[{“text”:”opinion”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2022-11-22T10:00:02.164Z”,”canonical_url”:”/ideas-voices/voices-its-time-we-start-prioritizing-sex-education-in-ohio/RG2KEMEXXRFQTIBX4XQQG37WSA/”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“credits”:{“affiliation”:[]},”subtitle”:”Sarah Dahlston”,”width”:6000,”caption”:”Sarah Dahlston, M.S. is the Director of Education for Planned Parenthood Southwest Ohio Region and an AASECT and CHES certified sexuality educator.”,”type”:”image”,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coxohio/WT5PTBNE45EPNGRF6QRXBV5S6E.jpg”,”height”:4000}},”_id”:”RG2KEMEXXRFQTIBX4XQQG37WSA”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”LRUT6QMAPNDW7HATO6NT5BZYBM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669040759312},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“I found I am just not cut out for the office,” Air Force veteran Santana Austin told Dayton Daily News reporter Thomas Gnau in an interview for a story last week. “I am more of a builder. I like working with my hands.””},{“_id”:”OQRZS4L27ZDTHCODCVMINO6MKY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669040759313},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Austin, a second-year sheet metal apprentice at Sheet Metal Workers Local 24 in Dayton, is one of 808,000 people across the country working as apprentices in high-demand industries, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.”},{“_id”:”ZJ7RDXFXABGHXDOAMGJ2ZOYCMI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1669040759314},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Sunday, Nov. 20 was the last day of the 8th Annual National Apprenticeship Week (NAW). Hear from three perspectives on the importance of apprenticeship programs for the future of Ohio’s economy.”},{“level”:1,”_id”:”NK23RANT6RBX5GX2KLYPLGTQKY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Apprenticeships provide pathway for transforming talent”},{“_id”:”IGUP5VBVJRBFDLDB4MLNY4GZJQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Jon Husted: “In Ohio, we are fighting for and winning some of the largest economic development projects in the world, like Honda and Intel. The rust belt days are gone, and these companies are going to need skilled IT and high-tech manufacturing talent. And building these new facilities is creating a demand in the construction trades, unlike anything Ohio has seen in recent memory.””},{“_id”:”5KLAOCWWSJAUNPIC7GFXFK566E”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Read More.”},{“level”:1,”_id”:”L6GLMBXQ6BAONPC5WHXBNRIWQE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Work-based training a part of Blueprint for Ohio’s Economic Future”},{“_id”:”QUGV3QTG3VAU5PVEYKFSKT2IWU”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[]},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Steve Stivers: “The Business Education Network (BEN), a taskforce comprised of business leaders that focuses on preschool through 12th grade education policy, programs and research will help expand education and job training. The U.S. Chamber’s BEN has seen great success; the Ohio Chamber plans to support and lead its own. 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