During Tuesday's presentation of the new Strategic Action Plan for Erie County, the head of the company that wrote the report, Angelos Angelou, took some time to draw a distinction between citizens and residents.

Unemployment has jumped again in Ohio, from 6.6 percent in June to 7.2 percent in July, according to a report released today by Ohio Job and Family Services.

When I was in journalism school in college -- this was a few years ago -- about half of the people at the student newspaper were women. When I got out in the late 1970s, almost all of the editors I knew were men. These days, women editors are common.

We've been experimenting with political features for a couple of years on our Web site, trying to find a good way to help voters make their election decisions.

If you pay any attention to the news, you already know Sen. Obama has picked Sen. Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate.

I've always loved science fiction, so it got my attention when NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman -- describing his three-month trip to the International Space Station this summer -- talked about switching on his iPod to play "Blue Danu

Yesterday, I explained why I don't buy the theory that most white voters are a bunch of racists.

But what about black voters? Do they automatically line up behind the black candidate?

Jacob Weisberg at Slate magazine has a provocative piece arguing that if Barack Obama loses the fall election, racism is the only factor that could explain the loss.

U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton will be campaigning in nearby Elyria on Sunday.

Dog warden Barb Knapp isn't straining at the leash and barking frantically. She's just making phone calls. But she wants every dog owner in Erie County to know about Wednesday's dog clinic.