As Americans put collective hands to our mouths while watching the death of George Floyd, hot tears filled our eyes and groans escaped our lips. Watching the sickening video led many to recall a time when we ourselves could not breathe, and a twinge of panic resurfaced. To view another human being in that condition, […]
Letters to the Editor
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Underwater: The Black American Experience
Underwater I can’t breathe. It’s only a matter of time before my lungs, then my heart and ultimately my brain stop functioning. America is very much like a luxury cruise ship … on its face it looks beautiful, joyous, fun and full of opportunity. But if you have ever seen underneath that ship you would […]
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Can listening to past voices light our future?
“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Dr. Martin Luther King The past several weeks have revealed deep pain and hurt and even hatred in the hearts of people of various different positions and colors. Fear and power have been leveraged by the few and the many; unjust […]
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Letter to the Editor: When is it patriotic to kneel?
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ron Moton Sr., the author of this letter to the editor, was elected president of the Mansfield chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Jan. 7, 2019. When is it patriotic to kneel? If you kneel for acknowledgement of police brutality you are not American. Yet if you […]
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COVID-19 diagnosis triggers lots of questions
Tonight, I received the call no one believes they will ever get. My father has contracted Covid-19. Now what? Life or death? Where was it contracted? Who else has it now? Mom? Who has the answers? Who can tell us what to do now? Do we just wait? Whose fault is it? Whose side is […]
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We are all in this together
We are all in this together. It’s an expression we have heard repeated a lot lately, and it is true. But it is not just during this crisis, but in every moment from our first breath to our last. Every choice we make, from what we think and what we do impacts all others on […]
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Impact of coronavirus has caused a health scare for this reader
The top diseases in the United States are no longer Heart Disease, Cancer or Diabetes… but Coronavirus 19! I have Atrial Fibrillation. It is a condition that causes your heart to beat irregularly. It has a number of side effects, enlarging of the heart, thickening of the heart walls, complications of the heart muscle, and […]
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A letter from OSU Mansfield dean’s office to the Buckeye Community
From The Dean’s Office To Our Mansfield Buckeye Network: While each day of our present situation brings change, I am amazed at how the Mansfield Buckeye Community is adapting and adjusting to protect the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff while maintaining “business as usual” as much as possible. Our highest priority […]
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Giving back?
We are all experiencing some unexpected bumps in our lives right now. Given the current state of events globally, I’d like to propose some things we can do during this social separating “down time.” Did you know that most poll workers and food bank volunteers in Richland County are over the age of 60, along […]
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Falconi can help people as a senator
Dear Editor, I have known Mayor Falconi to be a genuine and honest man since the time I have met him. I have seen him go above and beyond to help the citizens of Brunswick. For example, when a citizen was concerned that a KFC was coming into town, he not only gave her his […]