Ohio Governor Mike DeWine [R] wrote an op-ed (opinion letter) for the New York Times on Sept. 20th defending Springfield, Ohio – more specifically its Haitian immigrants – from the large amount of negative attention it’s been given as a result of unverified or exaggerated claims deriving from isolated incidents. Gov. DeWine, born in Springfield, talked about his personal relationship to the quaint city, and the effect the attention has had on it. Gov. DeWine, additionally talked of his experience with the people of Haiti and the country, as he has a school there named after his late daughter, Becky DeWine.