Feb 20, 2021

Nan Whaley discovered her love of politics years ago while studying chemistry at the University of Dayton. The former mayor of Ohio’s sixth-largest city clinched the Democratic gubernatorial nomination for Ohio.

She proved so popular during her first term as Dayton mayor that she was unopposed in her second term.  How...

Feb 6, 2021

What can other Postindustrial regions learn from the ups and downs in Ohio? Bertram de Souza is a former columnist and editor for The Youngstown Vindicator, a daily staple in the Mahoning Valley for more than a century.

He wrote more than 1,600 columns for the newspaper over 40 years — from politics to public...

Feb 1, 2021

We hoped that following the inauguration of Joe Biden divisions in our region might become less stark...but it appears not so much. On this week's Postindustrial Podcast, host Carmen Gentile talks to Kim Palmiero, CEO & editor-in-chief about political and social divisions in our region, the importance of local news, how...