Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to express my strong support for upholding private property rights, specifically the right of landowners to enter into voluntary agreements for solar, wind, or battery storage projects on their land. As a resident and property owner of this county, I believe that farmers and landowners deserve the freedom […]
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Letter to the Editor: Voters should support renewable energy opportunities
I owe my entire life, career, and success to the opportunities Mansfield provided me as a young working man. It would be a shame to see the county so needlessly shut the door to opportunity in the upcoming referendum on May 5th. I grew up in Mansfield in the 1960s, in a house on Belmont. […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘No’ on local energy issue
As a life-long resident of Richland County, I have always believed that what a property owner does with their own land is their own business. It should not be subject to a decision from our elected officials. That is why I was troubled when our County Commissioners voted last summer to ban large-scale solar and […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no ban on property rights on May 5
Dear Richland County Residents: I am a grandmother who believes in freedom and science. I want to leave a better world behind for my children, grandchildren and generations to come. I have lived in Richland County my entire life as did my parents, grandparents and great grandparents. My husband and I reared a family of […]
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Letter to the Editor: Main Street project triggers hope and concern
As a social work student at OSU Mansfield, I am watching the $20 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project with a mix of hope and concern. While the new sidewalks and brick crosswalks will undoubtedly make our downtown more beautiful and walkable, we must ask: who is this beauty for? Often, “beautification” includes subtle design […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no on renewable energy issue
As a mother and a former Mansfield City Council member, I’ve learned that the strongest communities are built on trust — trust in our neighbors to make thoughtful decisions about their own lives and their own land. That’s why I’m voting “No” on the May 5th renewable energy ban referendum. This referendum isn’t asking whether […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote for Strbich for Ohio’s Secretary of State
To the Editor: One of the concerns a lot of people have because of the events of the Trump experience, is the so called “deep state” where politicians and staffers become entrenched in office and then act together as a behind the scenes government. Ohio politicians, to their credit, set term limits for the major […]
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Letter to the Editor: Voters should stand up for wind & solar energy
To the editor: On May 5, 2026, Richland County Voters will have the opportunity to vote whether to overturn the County Commissioners ban on utility-scale wind and solar development in 11 of 18 townships. This is a citizen-led campaign to restore local control over energy development decisions. Farmers would have the opportunity to use their […]
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Letter to the Editor: Mansfield Civic Society to meet on Feb. 20
To the Editor, On Friday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. the Mansfield Civic Society will host its first public meeting at Pump & Grind, and we would like to invite the community to join us. The Mansfield Civic Society is a new local initiative inspired by the work of Strong Towns, a national movement that […]
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Letter to the Editor: May 5 offers Richland County voters choice on wind & solar
To the editor, we need to talk about this May 5 wind and solar referendum. I have been reading the local newspaper for a few years. Last year, the Richland Source released an article about a future meeting of the county commissioners banning wind and solar development in parts of the county. When I saw […]