To cities, counties, states, and nations demographics is destiny. This is why The Blade Editorial Board has written often on the dire outlook for Toledo and Ohio without a strategy to reverse the population decline everywhere but the Columbus metro. ( “Admitting Ohio decline,” July 15, 2023 )
So it’s good to see the Columbus Dispatch put the issue front and center for Ohio government officials with a report asking why so many counties are left behind. The Ohio Department of Development projects falling population in 74 of the state’s 88 counties over the next 25 years. It begs an even better question; what is the plan to prevent this decline?
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