Bernie Moreno thinks lying is OK.

Moreno can't govern but he can lie

The overwhelming choice for Ohio U.S. Sen. is Sherrod Brown.

He is the champion for the people, including issues that are most important like women’s reproductive rights and fair voting, and he will work in a bipartisan way.

Meanwhile, Bernie Moreno is dedicated to the Republican party that has demonstrated repeatedly that it cannot govern.

Moreno is of the party that props itself up by lying. It is revealing that they killed a bipartisan immigration bill so they could highlight immigration policy as a bedrock campaign issue.

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They continue to espouse the 2020 election was stolen and multiple other charges against Trump that are being stymied by the tens of millions of dollars in legal fees that are postponing the inevitable felony convictions.

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Yost's unprofessional 'campaign commercial'

In a recent Dispatch article, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, in describing additional charges filed against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, referred to Householder as the "Comeback Kid."

While I certainly have no sympathy for Householder, Yost's reference to Householder as the "Comeback Kid" shows a lack of professionalism on his part and is beneath the dignity of the state office he holds.

Householder is the ‘Comeback Kid.' Don't think he can't worm his way back into office.

Public service in Ohio has become one never-ending campaign commercial and Yost is the master.

Ann Spicer, Powell

What did Trump do to Ohio?

I am a fourth-generation Ohioan born in the early 1950s. Growing up I experienced my home state as a place with a relatively balanced political framework. Democrats and Republicans figured a way to work with one another and try to do what was the best for her citizens.

That is no longer the case.

Ever since Donald Trump entered the scene I have seen this state try to image itself based on his backward and hateful philosophies.

The Ohio Republican party and Trump followers now have gained total control over almost all of Ohio. The state legislature is trying to impose values and laws on us that don't reflect what most Ohioans want.

They continue to try to "out-Trump" each other.

Even our governor is endorsing Trump for president.

The election of J. D. Vance as senator was a complete travesty.

I hope and pray that all these Trump acolytes will one day wake up and actually look themselves in the mirror and see what they have truly become.

Michael Lindsey, Columbus

Don't take comfort

Most legal pundits agree that a solid majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will decide FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine not on the merits but on the basis the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring their lawsuit.

Women’s health care advocates should take little comfort in such a decision.

It is not unreasonable to believe that at least some justices learned a lesson from voters’ reaction to their decision overturning Roe v. Wade. And the Supreme Court has become so politicized that conservative members know a decision issued this summer further restricting reproductive rights would have a major impact on the fall elections, and not one to their liking.

So they will decide against these challengers and wait for another day, after the November elections, to take up the merits.

And their decision in that case will not be to the liking of those who support women’s reproductive health.

Stephen Gladstone, Cleveland

Jacy Sheldon a slam dunk

As a fan of women’s basketball, and in my opinion, there is no other current player who will reach the pinnacle established by Jacy Sheldon.

All the other players who are depositing their NIL earnings in the bank, and loudly hyping their own brand, are bankrupt when compared to Sheldon’s intelligence, talent, athleticism, hard work, teamwork, sporting behavior, humility, and compassion.

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Success on the scoreboard is great (for a while); success as a person lasts forever.

Good luck Jacy. Keep adding to your success.

Monica Merkel, Worthington

Amoralist vs. immoralist

An amoralist is a person who is unconcerned whether his actions are morally right or wrong.

An immoralist is a person who votes for an amoralist.

Neal Snyder, Columbus

Start downsizing football positions

Re "There just isn't that much belt to tighten," March 17: I found it ironic that in the article about universities having to cut programs in order to save money, no mention was made of any of them considering cuts to their athletic departments.

Does a university football team really need 14 or 15 assistant coaches (running back coach, strength coach, defensive coach, etc.) when they have a head coach making over $2 million a year?

Why is the head coach getting paid that high salary if they need all those assistant coaches? It seems he should be doing a lot of that stuff himself. Think of all the money that would be saved by eliminating a lot of those positions and salaries.

Also, does a large school like Ohio State University really need an athletic director?

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It seems that a program that has been going on for 50 or more years can probably do things on its own without needing to pay another person $300,000 or more per year to direct the operations; the athletic department coaches should be able to get together and run the programs themselves.

Also, does an athletic department really need a compliance director, an NIL coordinator and other similar jobs? The athletic programs should be able to do all of that stuff without having directors telling them what to do.

An argument for justifying the high salaries is "that is what they would make in the private sector." I say call their bluff. There are a lot more high school and college teams in existence than in the professional sports world, and I'm sure there are hundreds of high school coaches who would be happy to do the college level jobs for five or six times less the salary being paid now.

Maybe I'm wrong and die-hard fans will disagree with me, but I think some universities should have the courage to give it a try.

I think it is terrible that coaches are getting paid more than the president of the United States, who I feel has a much more important job.

Joe Koldys, Columbus

NCAA football 'long time passing'

Where have all the flowers gone?

The old song by Peter, Paul and Mary reminds me of NCAA football. Where has all the sanity gone?

Forty-three bowl games with some at 50 percent win/loss; NIL; transfer portal; NFL draft; B10 with 18 teams; 13-0 terraForm not in playoffs; playoff tickets up to $5,000 each, etc.

It truly is an athlete/student not a student/athlete situation with money as a foundation for decisions.

Where does it end?

How much money has to be made before football becomes a college sport again and not a spinning wheel of dollars using human sacrifice as its avenue to wealth.

Andy Rudy, Columbus

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Bernie Moreno can't govern. He can only lie.