Letters to the Editor

All of us are pleased to see the price of gasoline falling. Yet, hardworking Ohio families still struggle to meet monthly expenses. Big corporations are posting eye-popping profits, yet prices go up, not down. Whether urban or rural, old or young, black or white, we deserve an economy that works for everyone, not one that […]

“What is wonderful about childhood is that anything in it was a wonder. It was not merely a world full of miracles. It was a miraculous world.” – C.C. Chesterson Jesus told his disciples, “Heaven is right here in the midst of you.” This miraculous world is here. It’s why people migrate to where trees […]

Last week, I grappled with the 213-page Dobbs decision, attempting to understand an official documents that regulate our real lives. What I understand is this – for the first time in our nation’s history, a fundamental right has been taken. The Dobbs decision left me feeling helpless. In its official opinion, our nation’s highest court […]

COLUMBUS – After charter and voucher hawks snuck 11th hour amendments into legislation meant to address the substitute teacher shortage in Ohio’s public schools, Governor Mike DeWine had the opportunity to do the right thing and line-item veto those ridiculous changes. Unfortunately, Governor DeWine failed to act, and by signing House Bill 583 on Friday […]

Dear Editor, Regarding the 5/15/22 article, ”Protestors in Shelby gather in support of abortion rights,” I strongly agree with them and want abortion rights kept safe and legal. I’m very proud of the people in this article who are advocating for abortion rights because abortion care is essential medical care and always a needed service. […]

On May 3, the residents of the Madison Local School District will vote on a 5-year, 6.9 mill renewal levy that is vital to the continued operations of the district. The levy renewal is not a new tax and will not result in any additional costs to the taxpayers of Madison, nor will it generate […]

Our country was founded on the principles of opportunity, individual freedom and less government control. The ideals of less government and free markets have been successful strategies in American competitiveness for more than 200 years. Yet Ohio lawmakers are considering legislation – Ohio House Bill 235 – that could tip the scales, choose winners and […]

On May 3, residents of Ontario Local Schools will vote on a 10-year renewal levy that will result in zero additional cost to taxpayers. The district is combining two levies set to expire soon. The first is a 4.2 mill operating levy that is expiring at the end of this calendar year. It was first […]

Dear Richland Source friends, Appleseed Community Mental Health Center, in partnership with Ashland City Schools, Loudonville-Perrysville Schools, Ashland County Job and Family Services, United Way of Ashland County, and the Early Childhood Resource Center and the Ohio Department of Education, are privileged to bring the Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK) program to Ashland […]

To the editor, Melissa Martin thinks that “the winner is phonics” (March 21). The research tells us, however, that intensive phonics instruction only results in short-term gains on tests in which students have to pronounce words presented out of context; intensive phonics does not help performance on tests of reading comprehension. The real winner is […]