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Letters to the Editor

We must protect our American forests

DEAR EDITOR: The Endangered Species Act is tremendously flexible, requiring that federal, state, tribal and local officials work collaboratively together to protect endangered wildlife. If ordinary citizens like me do not support it, who will?! President Donald Trump may know something ...

Rep. Joyce should support Goldie’s Act

DEAR EDITOR: As someone who feels strongly that no animal deserves to suffer, I urge our representative, Rep. Dave Joyce, to co-sponsor Goldie’s Act (H.R. 349) this Congress. Goldie’s Act is a lifesaving bill that will ensure that the U.S. Department of Agriculture enforces the Animal ...

Too many school districts = higher taxes

DEAR EDITOR: In 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court’s DeRolph decision ruled Ohio’s school funding system unconstitutional. For 28 years, the Ohio Legislature has ignored that decision. Through the years, state and local lawmakers have allowed the cost of education to become an unbearable burden ...

Sound off!

Wake up, Warren. I watched the traffic meeting concerning the closure of Dana Street. The owner, Chris Alan, is nothing but an arrogant, entitled shyster who promised 1,000 jobs and has produced maybe 10. Also, he owes back property taxes of $209,000 on Dana and $113,000 on Griswold property. ...

Group health insurance an apocalyptic failure

DEAR EDITOR: Columnist and university intellectual Victor Davis Hanson writes of the “Four horsemen of the Western apocalypse,” policies and behaviors Hanson regards as destructive of Western society. He lists those policies and behaviors, such as excessive “green mandates”, and offers ...

Now is not the time to slow down in Alzheimer’s fight

DEAR EDITOR: At a time when more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, including more than 236,000 in Ohio, prioritizing how this devastating disease is addressed remains a critical issue for our country. Today, Alzheimer’s is the seventh-leading cause of death in the ...