Zack Space cities broadband work by Morgan County as evidence that Ohio renewal is working

By Zack Space in The Chillicothe Gazette

Here in Ohio, it's clear that times are tough.

We've been hit hard by an economic downturn of historic proportions. We've seen tens of thousands of our manufacturing jobs flow to countries like Mexico. And our region has long been at an economic disadvantage, causing us to fall further and further behind.

However, realizing our economic potential has never been a stretch. I grew up right here in Appalachia, and I know as well as you do that we've been blessed by God with an unbelievable wealth of natural resources, along with the greatest, hardest workers in the world. If we don't take full advantage of the trends and jobs that we know are coming, someone else will.

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