WASHINGTON — It was a perfect post-Christmas day, as I watched tourists move in concentric circles around the Jefferson Memorial at the far edge of the National Mall.

Loyal enrolled in our outpatient hospice program with lung cancer. He was in his late 70s, thin with silver-gray hair combed straight back. He typically dressed in khaki pants, a dress shirt and suspenders. In his prime Loyal owned a trucking company and boxed professionally in St. Louis. Lo…

The Appalachian region, defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, includes 420 counties in 13 states in the United States — including 32 counties (out of the 88 counties) in Ohio.

As the 116th Congress convenes in Washington this week, one of the more interesting spectacles to take place will be the seating of Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

WASHINGTON — It was a perfect post-Christmas day, as I watched tourists move in concentric circles around the Jefferson Memorial at the far edge of the National Mall.

Loyal enrolled in our outpatient hospice program with lung cancer. He was in his late 70s, thin with silver-gray hair combed straight back. He typically dressed in khaki pants, a dress shirt and suspenders. In his prime Loyal owned a trucking company and boxed professionally in St. Louis. Lo…

The Appalachian region, defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission, includes 420 counties in 13 states in the United States — including 32 counties (out of the 88 counties) in Ohio.

As the 116th Congress convenes in Washington this week, one of the more interesting spectacles to take place will be the seating of Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.